83 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 DOB permits, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB job filings.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$186,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930) |
| 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) | 181 WEST END LLC |
| Head officer | WINNIE CHAN |
| Managing agent | HARPO REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,389,000 | $83,340 |
| 2026 | $1,181,000 | $70,860 |
| 2027 | $1,139,000 | $68,340 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Palenque | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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.
| Subway | Brighton Beach — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Oriental Blvd / West End Av — B1 B49 · 150 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 195 Manhattan Beach 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.
181 West End 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000 on 1995-10-02 (lender: Yee, Danny O). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-02 | Mortgage $20,000 — from CHAN, WING; CHAN, SUI MAN; CHAN, WINNIE to YEE, DANNY O | $20,000 | |
| 1995-03-29 | Mortgage $55,000 — from CHAN, SUI MAN; CHAN, WINNIE; CHAN, WING to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $55,000 | |
| 1992-02-04 | Mortgage $7,642 — from CHAN, WINNIE; CHAN, WING; CHAN, SUI MAN to CHINATOWN FED SAVS BANK | $7,642 | |
| 1989-04-12 | Mortgage $125,000 — from CHAN, WING; CHAN, SUI MAN; CHAN, WINNIE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $125,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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