97 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 21 boiler inspections, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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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 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (11) · Vendor Enforcement (8) · Food Poisoning (5) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Placement (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 (1931) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,028,000 | $61,680 |
| 2026 | $1,129,000 | $67,740 |
| 2027 | $1,125,000 | $67,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart 3 Cafe | Bangladeshi | C | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (3 with three or more people sick)
11 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Permit/License/Certificate, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 169 St — F · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 169 St — Q1 Q17 Q30 Q31 +2 more · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 131 Abigail Adams Middle: J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan. 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.
168-45 Hillside 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 |
30 311 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: $30,000 on 1985-10-03 (lender: Im, Young Nok). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-10-03 | Mortgage $30,000 — from 168-45 HILLSIDE AVEBLD to IM, YOUNG NOK | $30,000 | |
| 1985-06-14 | Mortgage $22,985 — from 168-45 HILLSIDE BLDGCP to CALDWELL FARMS INC | $22,985 | |
| 1985-02-21 | Mortgage $40,000 — from 16845 HILLSIDE AVE BL CP to EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP | $40,000 | |
| 1984-12-18 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 16845 HILLSIDE AVE/BD/CP to GARBARINO, JOSEPHINE | $100,000 | |
| 1984-12-18 | Mortgage $5,000 — from 16845 HILLSIDE AVE/BD/CP to WOLFE, YUKELSUN & ADLER | $5,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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