162 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 16 HPD complaints, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 | 13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Noise (1) · Air Quality (1).
$120,900 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 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,416,000 | $84,960 |
| 2026 | $1,470,000 | $88,200 |
| 2027 | $1,537,000 | $92,220 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherdor | Eastern European | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.
| Subway | Avenue U — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Ocean Av — B3 · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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.
1917 Avenue U
| 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 |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-23 | Deed $700,000 — from 1917 AVENUE U KASTNER LLC to FONTANA, FRANK; FONTANA, MARIA | $700,000 | |
| 2010-08-23 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from SHABBOS GOY LLC to FONTANA, MARIA; FONTANA, FRANK | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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