411 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 77 HPD complaints, 51 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% 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 5.4. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 18 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Illegal Parking (4) · WATER LEAK (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · GENERAL (1) · Elevator (1).
$126,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (55) |
| 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) | 1229 BOOM, LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT GERSHON |
| Managing agent | C. GERSHON CO. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,621,000 | $1,629,450 |
| 2026 | $3,649,000 | $1,642,050 |
| 2027 | $3,770,000 | $1,696,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 2021 (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 | Sheepshead Bay — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Avenue Y — B68 · 850 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 209 Margaret Mead Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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.
1229 Avenue Y
| 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 C. GERSHON CO. — 14 buildings, 535 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 University Place | MN | 92 | A |
| 454 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 83 | B |
| 110 Bank Street | MN | 61 | A |
| 2476 Broadway | MN | 57 | A |
| 1229 Avenue Y | BK | 55 | A |
| 360 Smith Street | BK | 48 | A |
| 455 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 461 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 34 | A |
| 309 West 55 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 311 West 55 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 766 9 Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 768 9 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 764 9 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 215 East 23 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2021-03-29 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-29 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 1229 BOOM, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $250,000 | |
| 2021-03-29 | Agreement $4,250,000 — from 1229 BOOM, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $4,250,000 | |
| 2018-08-13 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 1229 BOOM, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-13 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 1229 BOOM, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-13 | Mortgage $881,424 — from 1229 BOOM, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $881,424 | |
| 2012-12-12 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 1229 BOOM LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2012-12-12 | Mortgage $278,138 — from 1229 BOOM LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $278,138 | |
| 2006-06-13 | DEEDO $6,700,000 — from SUTTON, SHERRIE; THE ADELE SUTTON TRUSTS; SUTTON, LEON to WESTCHESTER STORES, LLC; 1631 PARTNERS, LLC | $6,700,000 | |
| 2006-06-13 | Mortgage $2,060,000 — from WESTCHESTER STORES, LLC; 1631 PARTNERS, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,060,000 | |
| 2006-06-13 | Agreement $1,435,896 — from SHERRIE SUTTON AS/SUC TRUSTEE O/ T ADELE; LEON SUTTON AS/SUC TRUSTEE O/ T ADELE SU to WESTCHESTER STORES, LLC; FANNIE MAE; 1631 PARTNERS, LLC | $1,435,896 | |
| 2004-01-07 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from SUTTON, SHERRIE; SUTTON, LEON to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2004-01-07 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from SUTTON, LEON; SUTTON, SHERRIE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 1982-06-29 | Mortgage $68,493 — from SUTTON, ROBERT TRUSTEE; ADELE SUTTON TRUSTSTR/F to SUTTON, ADELE | $68,493 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
Every one of the 411 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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