241 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints, 37 HPD housing violations.
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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 11426, 95% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 | 23 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · GENERAL (2) · Street Sign (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 (1965) |
| 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) | LEELA GEORGE |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,031,000 | $61,860 |
| 2026 | $1,075,000 | $64,500 |
| 2027 | $1,253,000 | $75,180 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Braddock Av / 240 St — Q1 · 600 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 033 Edward M. Funk Middle: Jean Nuzzi Intermediate 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.
89-45 237 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 |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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: $6,130 on 2011-02-17 (lender: Citimortgage INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-17 | Mortgage $6,131 — from GEORGE, LEELA; GEORGE, JOEL to CITIMORTGAGE INC | $6,131 | |
| 2011-02-17 | Agreement $500,000 — from GEORGE, LEELA; GEORGE, JOEL to CITIMORTGAGE INC | $500,000 | |
| 2008-08-15 | Mortgage $506,250 — from GEORGE, JOEL; GEORGE, LEELA to MERS | $506,250 | |
| 2004-07-05 | M&CON $190,000 — from GEORGE, LEELA; GEORGE, JOEL to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA | $190,000 | |
| 2003-12-18 | Mortgage $245,000 — from GEORGE, JOEL; GEORGE, LEELA to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $245,000 | |
| 2002-05-08 | Mortgage $39,500 — from PARAMBIL, LEELA; PARAMBIL, GEORGE C; GEORGE, JOEL to U S SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | $39,500 | |
| 2001-11-29 | Mortgage $262,500 — from GEORGE, JOEL; GEORGE, LEELA to HANOVER MORTGAGE CORP | $262,500 | |
| 2000-03-01 | Mortgage $110,000 — from PARAMBIL, LEELA; GEORGE, LEELA to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC | $110,000 | |
| 1990-10-10 | Mortgage $200,000 — from GEORGE, LEELA to GLOBE MTG CO | $200,000 | |
| 1985-09-18 | Mortgage $154,000 — from GEORGE, LEELA; PARAMBIL, GEORGE to CITIBANK, NA | $154,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| 2019 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 52 |
| 2025 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 241 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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