669 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 HPD housing violations, 176 HPD complaints, 131 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 59.8. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 73 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1970-03-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · GENERAL (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
$81,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1957) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (36) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | POPLAR REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | RUBIN MARGULES |
| Managing agent | ARM CAPITAL RESOURCES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,775,000 | $798,750 |
| 2026 | $1,705,000 | $767,250 |
| 2027 | $1,844,000 | $829,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 37 St / Bay View Av — B36 B74 · 900 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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.
3802 Poplar Avenue
| 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 |
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by ARM CAPITAL RESOURCES — 10 buildings, 703 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 430 East 8 Street | BK | 90 | A |
| 1815 East 17 Street | BK | 84 | C |
| 499 East 8 Street | BK | 83 | B |
| 3619 Bedford Avenue | BK | 78 | B |
| 3319 Kings Highway | BK | 72 | A |
| 1119 Foster Avenue | BK | 72 | B |
| 20 Ocean Court | BK | 65 | A |
| 910 Riverside Drive | MN | 65 | B |
| 145 Sea Breeze Avenue | BK | 58 | A |
| 3802 Poplar Avenue | BK | 36 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,900,000 on 2016-09-22 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-10 | Agreement $3,436,973 — from POLAR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,436,973 | |
| 2017-05-12 | AL&R $3,900,000 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2016-09-22 | Mortgage $3,900,000 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2016-09-22 | Agreement $2,274,784 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,274,784 | |
| 2016-09-22 | Mortgage $2,274,784 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,274,784 | |
| 2011-09-26 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2011-09-26 | Mortgage $496,098 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $496,098 | |
| 2004-11-01 | AL&R $650,177 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to POPLAR REALTY, LLC | $650,177 | |
| 2004-11-01 | Mortgage $650,117 — from POPLAR REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $650,117 | |
| 2004-11-01 | Agreement $849,823 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $849,823 | |
| 2000-02-14 | Mortgage $323,854 — from POPLAR REALTY LLC to QUEENS REALTY TRUSTINC | $323,854 | |
| 1998-01-14 | Mortgage $1,600,000 to 130 REALTY CO; L.P-BEVERLY REALTY CORP; SEA GATE REALTY CO | $1,600,000 | |
| 1997-02-19 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from A.F.L.I. REALTY CO to SEA GATE REALTY CO; MARBOK INVESTORS | $1,600,000 | |
| 1992-07-08 | Mortgage $499,000 — from BLAU, MALKA to L & T EAST 22ND RLTYCO | $499,000 | |
| 1988-05-06 | Mortgage $7,750,000 — from 154 ROCKAWAY REALTYCO; 1068 WINTHROP REALTYCO; 101 LENOX REALTY CO; 5301 SNYDER RALTY CO; to MERCHANTS BANK | $7,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 669 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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