2,162 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 911 311 service requests, 331 HPD housing violations, 281 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 16.2. In ZIP 11365, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 | 105 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 39 class A. Oldest open since 1978-08-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
338 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (159) · Noise (96) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Street Condition (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).
$6,206,614 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (54 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 (1954) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (383) |
| 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) | FIRST HOUSING CO INC |
| Head officer | SEAN P MACGILVRAY |
| Managing agent | ELECTCHESTER MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,971,000 | $14,386,950 |
| 2026 | $26,809,000 | $12,064,050 |
| 2027 | $27,374,000 | $12,318,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $7,319,790 a year ($20.15 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,109,548 ($8.56 per sq ft), net operating income $4,210,241. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2023 (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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jewel Av / 161 St — Q64 QM4 QM44 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./M.S. 200 - The Magnet School of Global Studies and Leadership Middle: I.S. 250 The Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School. 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.
161-08 Jewel 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 |
338 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 ELECTCHESTER MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 2,406 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65-30 160 Street | QN | 793 | B |
| 161-25 Jewel Avenue | QN | 684 | A |
| 161-08 Jewel Avenue | QN | 383 | B |
| 61-11 160 Street | QN | 362 | A |
| 61-15 160 Street | QN | 184 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,900,000 on 2024-09-18 (lender: National Cooperative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 | Mortgage $36,420,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $36,420,000 | |
| 2024-09-18 | AL&R $36,420,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $36,420,000 | |
| 2024-09-18 | Mortgage $2,900,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $2,900,000 | |
| 2024-09-18 | AL&R $2,900,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. | $2,900,000 | |
| 2021-07-16 | Mortgage $1,089,704 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,089,704 | |
| 2021-07-16 | AL&R $1,089,704 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $1,089,704 | |
| 2014-07-21 | Mortgage $16,000,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $16,000,000 | |
| 2014-07-21 | Mortgage $15,000,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $15,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-07 | Mortgage $8,960,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to AMERICAN FED. OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF I | $8,960,000 | |
| 2005-01-07 | Mortgage $6,215,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY to AMALGAMATED BANK | $6,215,000 | |
| 2005-01-07 | Mortgage $6,215,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY to AMALGAMATED BANK | $6,215,000 | |
| 1997-05-08 | Mortgage $3,275,000 — from FIRST HOUSING COMPANY INC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK | $3,275,000 | |
| 1988-08-08 | Mortgage $2,969,000 — from FIRST HOUSING CO INC to STATE BANK LONG ISLAND | $2,969,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 53 |
| 2018 | 51 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 110 |
| 2019 | 20 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 105 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 78 |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 92 |
| 2022 | 21 | 14 | 117 | 0 | 6 | 158 |
| 2023 | 6 | 12 | 164 | 0 | 6 | 188 |
| 2024 | 0 | 27 | 235 | 11 | 6 | 279 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 159 | 0 | 9 | 177 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 0 | 6 | 131 |
Every one of the 2,162 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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