5,256 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,283 HPD complaints, 2,138 311 service requests, 660 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 551. 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 | 71 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1,623 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 261 · winter 2024–25: 503 · winter 2025–26: 849). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
962 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (803) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (34) · Noise (32) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · GENERAL (18) · PLUMBING (10).
$115,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (39) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | EVA STERN 2970 LLC |
| Head officer | ISAAC STERN |
| Managing agent | EVA STERN 2970 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,889,000 | $850,050 |
| 2026 | $2,138,000 | $962,100 |
| 2027 | $2,124,000 | $955,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, 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 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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: Avenue Z / Ocean Av — B4 B36 · 50 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 254 Dag Hammarskjold Middle: J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank. 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.
2970 Ocean 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 |
962 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 803 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: $1,326,843 on 2021-07-22 (lender: Santander Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-22 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $4,000,000 | |
| 2021-07-22 | Mortgage $1,326,844 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $1,326,844 | |
| 2016-05-23 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-05-23 | Mortgage $1,623,695 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,623,695 | |
| 2016-05-23 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2011-08-25 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-08-25 | Mortgage $558,042 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $558,042 | |
| 2011-08-25 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2001-06-27 | Mortgage $293,071 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $293,071 | |
| 1996-06-21 | Mortgage $264,878 — from EVA STERN 2970 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $264,878 | |
| 1992-09-16 | Mortgage $600,000 — from STERN, EVA to DIME SAVS BANK/WMSBURGH | $600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 4 | 150 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 240 | 0 | 2 | 249 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 209 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 322 | 0 | 2 | 328 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 5 | 2 | 300 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 262 | 0 | 2 | 265 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 404 | 0 | 1 | 406 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 425 | 0 | 2 | 432 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 762 | 0 | 1 | 770 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 870 | 0 | 1 | 871 |
Every one of the 5,256 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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