672 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 211 HPD housing violations, 155 311 service requests, 134 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 69.4. 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 | 5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$6,935 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · GENERAL (11) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · ELECTRIC (5) · Noise (4).
$646,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1952) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| 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) | SURF GATE HDFC |
| Head officer | DAVID G GREENFIELD |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY |
| Last registered | 2026-04-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,765,000 | $794,250 |
| 2026 | $1,912,000 | $860,400 |
| 2027 | $2,007,000 | $903,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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.
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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 37 St / Mermaid Av — B36 B74 · 800 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.
3811 Surf 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 |
84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY — 19 buildings, 1,072 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2219 Givan Avenue | BX | 180 | A |
| 1180 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 122 | A |
| 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 122 | A |
| 99 Vandalia Avenue | BK | 121 | A |
| 155-25 71 Avenue | QN | 78 | A |
| 3915 Neptune Avenue | BK | 75 | A |
| 789 Co-op City Boulevard | BX | 70 | A |
| 351 East 61 Street | MN | 53 | B |
| 385 3 Avenue | MN | 49 | A |
| 3811 Surf Avenue | BK | 41 | B |
| 171 Lexington Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 334 East 92 Street | MN | 23 | B |
| 89 Carlton Avenue | BK | 22 | B |
| 141 East 23 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 228 East 46 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 332 East 22 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 231 East 77 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 351 East 54 Street | MN | 12 | C |
| 777 Co-op City Boulevard | BX | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,855,251 on 2023-09-18 (lender: City Of New York (the)), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | AL&R $270,413 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $270,413 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Mortgage $85,041 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $85,041 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Mortgage $270,413 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $270,413 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Agreement $293,686 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $293,686 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Agreement $3,525,390 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $3,525,390 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Agreement $766,590 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $766,590 | |
| 2023-09-18 | AL&R $1,855,251 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $1,855,251 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Mortgage $1,855,251 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $1,855,251 | |
| 2023-09-18 | AL&R $85,041 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $85,041 | |
| 2010-08-10 | Agreement $992,155 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING PARTNERS III LIMITED to SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO | $992,155 | |
| 2010-08-10 | Agreement $3,256,904 — from CORPORATE HOUSING INITIATIVES II LIMITED to SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO | $3,256,904 | |
| 2010-08-10 | Agreement $766,590 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $766,590 | |
| 2010-08-10 | Agreement $3,525,390 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,525,390 | |
| 2010-08-10 | Mortgage $293,686 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $293,686 | |
| 2010-08-10 | Mortgage $482,068 — from SURF GATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $482,068 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 96 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 60 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 126 |
Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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