741 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 352 311 service requests, 154 HPD housing violations, 127 HPD complaints.
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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 1774.7. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 45 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2015-04-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 102 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
246 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (52) · HEAT/HOT WATER (49) · Illegal Parking (38) · Blocked Driveway (18) · Building/Use (15) · General Construction/Plumbing (11).
$333,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1923) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | PENG NI |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $650,000 | $292,500 |
| 2026 | $780,000 | $351,000 |
| 2027 | $883,000 | $397,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 | 25 Av — D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 25 Av / 84 St — B3 · 300 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 97 The Highlawn Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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.
2459 85 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
246 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 49 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: $10,577 on 2010-07-30 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-30 | Mortgage $10,578 — from FEI NI, PENG to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A | $10,578 | |
| 2007-10-17 | Mortgage $75,000 — from NI, PENG FEI to MERS | $75,000 | |
| 2007-10-17 | Mortgage $645,000 — from NI, PENG FEI to MERS | $645,000 | |
| 2007-10-17 | Deed $910,000 — from HUANG, FEI RUO to NI, PENG FEI | $910,000 | |
| 2004-05-14 | Mortgage $200,000 — from HUANG, FEI R to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $200,000 | |
| 2003-10-01 | Mortgage $140,000 — from HUANG, FEI R to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $140,000 | |
| 2002-09-24 | Mortgage $300,000 — from HUANG, FEI RUO to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 75 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 302 | 1 | 319 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 93 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 76 |
Every one of the 741 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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