2,299 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 932 311 service requests, 616 HPD complaints, 398 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 52.3. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 121 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 66 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 1985-08-08. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
83 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 45). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$8,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
196 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (41) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · PLUMBING (27) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · APPLIANCE (10).
$519,320 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 (1958) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (140) |
| 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) | BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. LLC |
| Head officer | ALLAN KRUMHOLZ |
| Managing agent | MICHAEL YOUNG REALTY INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,332,000 | $3,749,400 |
| 2026 | $8,736,000 | $3,931,200 |
| 2027 | $9,192,000 | $4,136,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 40 St-Lowery St — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Greenpoint Av / 39 St — B24 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 39 St & 50 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Maurice A. Fitzgerald Middle: I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside. 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.
39-20 Greenpoint 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 |
196 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 41 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 MICHAEL YOUNG REALTY INC. — 11 buildings, 918 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39-20 Greenpoint Avenue | QN | 140 | C |
| 144-15 41 Avenue | QN | 111 | B |
| 89-04 34 Avenue | QN | 108 | F |
| 42-02 Kissena Boulevard | QN | 107 | B |
| 144-31 41 Avenue | QN | 105 | B |
| 144-27 35 Avenue | QN | 86 | A |
| 865 West End Avenue | MN | 77 | B |
| 147-30 38 Avenue | QN | 72 | A |
| 28-20 36 Avenue | QN | 72 | B |
| 223 East Broadway | MN | 26 | B |
| 35-14 149 Street | QN | 14 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $194,232 on 2022-06-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-09 | Mortgage $194,233 — from BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $194,233 | |
| 2022-06-09 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-03-09 | RPTT $12,800,000 — from KRUMHOLZ, ALLAN; FRAN KRUMHOLZ IRR TRUST U/D/T 12/23/20; BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES MANAGER LLC; to JMK FAMILY, L.P. | $12,800,000 | |
| 2014-06-12 | Mortgage $80,981 — from BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $80,981 | |
| 2014-06-12 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-06-12 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2005-02-15 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. | $1,700,000 | |
| 2005-02-15 | Mortgage $410,687 — from BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES CO. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $410,687 | |
| 1997-08-21 | Mortgage $6,999 — from BUCKINGHAM EQUITIES,CO to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $6,999 | |
| 1992-09-23 | Mortgage $464,235 — from BUCKINHAM EQUITIES CO to INDEPENDENCE SVNGS BANK | $464,235 | |
| 1984-07-19 | Mortgage $47,516 — from 63 ASSOCIATES, INC to METROPOLITAN SAVINGSBK | $47,516 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 141 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 0 | 4 | 186 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 74 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 108 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 0 | 1 | 339 |
Every one of the 2,299 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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