274 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 80 HPD housing violations, 48 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 348.7. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 61 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Missed Collection (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | PHH Mortgage Corporation |
| Head officer | Colleen McEntee |
| Managing agent | Guardian Asset Management |
| Last registered | 2024-10-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $761,000 | $45,660 |
| 2026 | $748,000 | $44,880 |
| 2027 | $983,000 | $58,980 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
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: Seaview Av / E 95 St — B17 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School Middle: I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee. 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.
1644 East 96 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 |
26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 GUARDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT — 301 buildings, 570 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B98 · C60 · D38 · F22. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $106,000 on 2005-11-07 (lender: Wmc Mortgage Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | Deed $992,368 — from BENJAMIN, MICHAEL ESQ to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS | $992,368 | |
| 2024-02-26 | Sold for $992,368 | $992,368 | $330,789 |
| 2005-11-07 | Mortgage $424,000 — from DUNKLEY, SACHEEN to MERS | $424,000 | |
| 2005-11-07 | Deed $530,000 — from CAMPBELL-SIBBLEY, MARJORIE V to DUNKLEY, SACHEEN | $530,000 | |
| 2005-11-07 | Mortgage $106,000 — from DUNKLEY, SACHEEN to WMC MORTGAGE CORP. | $106,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Mortgage $62,998 — from CAMPBELL-SIBBLEY, MARJORIE V to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF | $62,998 | |
| 2003-02-18 | Mortgage $328,000 — from CAMPBELL-SIBBLEY, MARJORIE V to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $328,000 | |
| 2001-11-07 | Mortgage $255,100 — from CAMPBELL-SIBBLEY, MARJORIE V to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF | $255,100 | |
| 2000-04-04 | Mortgage $209,700 — from CAMPBELL-SIBBLEY, MARJORIE V to SUPERIOR BANK FSB | $209,700 | |
| 1997-08-18 | Mortgage $194,250 — from CAMPBELL-SIBBLEY, MARJORIE V to MORTGAGE ENTERPRISELTD | $194,250 | |
| 1991-09-11 | Mortgage $160,000 — from HISH, ARTHUR; HISH, INNA to MONTALBANO, BERNARDA; MONTALBANO, LUIGI | $160,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2024 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 274 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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