257 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 76 HPD housing violations, 64 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1397.3. In ZIP 11234, 92% 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 | 29 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-02. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 39). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · ELECTRIC (8) · SAFETY (6) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Electrical (5).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | LEIGHTON MCGEACHy |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $626,000 | $37,560 |
| 2026 | $711,000 | $42,660 |
| 2027 | $756,000 | $45,360 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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: Utica Av / Avenue L — B46 · 0.2 mi |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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.
1373 East 54 Street
| 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 |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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: $91,374 on 2015-09-08 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-08 | Agreement $372,710 — from MCGEACHY, LEIGHTON to MERS | $372,710 | |
| 2015-09-08 | Mortgage $91,375 — from MCGEACHY, LEIGHTON to MERS | $91,375 | |
| 2005-08-17 | Mortgage $57,000 — from MCGEACHY, LEIGHTON to WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD | $57,000 | |
| 2005-08-17 | Deed $380,000 — from VOLGENDE, LINDA; F/K/A CELIFARCO, LINDA to MCGEACHY, LEIGHTON | $380,000 | |
| 2005-08-17 | Mortgage $304,000 — from MCGEACHY, LEIGHTON to MERS | $304,000 | |
| 2004-12-29 | Mortgage $150,000 — from CELIFARCO, LINDA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $150,000 | |
| 1996-02-07 | Mortgage $79,000 — from VOLGENDE, LINDA; CELIFARO, LINDA to CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO. INC | $79,000 | |
| 1986-08-07 | Mortgage $40,000 — from CELIFARCO, LINDA to DIME SAVINGS BANK NY | $40,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 96 | 104 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 124 |
Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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