166 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 28 HPD housing violations, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 298. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Food Establishment (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Noise (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | DENNIS SCHECHTMAN |
| Last registered | 2024-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $482,000 | $216,900 |
| 2026 | $499,000 | $224,550 |
| 2027 | $524,000 | $235,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masake | Chinese/Japanese | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Avenue M — Q · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue M / E 18 St — B9 · 150 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel Middle: Andries Hudde. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1704 Avenue M
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $195,000 on 1994-10-26 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-26 | Mortgage $195,000 — from DOOBIE REALTY CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $195,000 | |
| 1993-08-26 | Mortgage $175,000 — from SCHECHTMAN, DENNIS to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $175,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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