259 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 HPD housing violations, 55 311 service requests, 27 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 1408.2. In ZIP 11385, 73% 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 | 109 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Rodent (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
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 (1919) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | Jonathan Jacob |
| Managing agent | TKO Home Improvement |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $588,000 | $264,600 |
| 2026 | $645,000 | $290,250 |
| 2027 | $774,000 | $348,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
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.
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 | Seneca Av — M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Stanhope St / Grandview Av — B38 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stanhope St & Fairview Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 071 Forest Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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.
20-35 Himrod 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 |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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: $981,700 on 2020-07-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-10 | Deed $1,350,000 — from MAUS, CAROL A to JACOBOWITZ, ESTHER; JACOBOWITZ, JOEL | $1,350,000 | |
| 2020-07-10 | Mortgage $981,700 — from JACOBOWITZ, JOEL; JACOBOWITZ, ESTHER to MERS | $981,700 | |
| 2020-06-30 | Sold for $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $337,500 |
| 2008-12-24 | Mortgage $625,500 — from MAUS, CAROL A to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $625,500 | |
| 2008-12-24 | Mortgage $625,500 — from MAUS, CAROL A to FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORA | $625,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2024 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2025 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Every one of the 259 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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