297 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 53 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 198. In ZIP 11429, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1994-12-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Posting (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
$95,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910) |
| 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) | TRICOM REALTY CORP. |
| Head officer | GEORGE RAKITZIS |
| Managing agent | TRICOM REALTY CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-06-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $888,000 | $399,600 |
| 2026 | $1,066,000 | $479,700 |
| 2027 | $1,279,000 | $575,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Bo Kitchen | Chinese | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
| Ha Bo Kitchen | Chinese | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Pesticide), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Springfield Blvd / Hempstead Av — Q27 · under 50 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 034 John Harvard 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.
218-71 Hempstead 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 |
14 311 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.
Managed by TRICOM REALTY CORP — 3 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 902 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 218-73 Hempstead Avenue | QN | 4 | B |
| 218-71 Hempstead Avenue | QN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $124,446 on 2022-02-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-18 | Mortgage $124,446 — from TRICOM REALTY, CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $124,446 | |
| 2022-02-18 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to TRICOM REALTY, CORP. | $1,200,000 | |
| 2017-01-06 | Mortgage $673,592 — from TRICOM REALTY, CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $673,592 | |
| 2017-01-06 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from TRICOM REALTY, CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2011-07-29 | Mortgage $55,469 — from TRICOM REALTY, COPR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $55,469 | |
| 2011-07-29 | Agreement $575,000 — from TRICOM REALTY, COPR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $575,000 | |
| 2011-07-29 | AL&R $575,000 — from TRICOM REALTY, COPR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $575,000 | |
| 2002-06-27 | Mortgage $357,985 — from TRICOM REALTY CORP to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK | $357,985 | |
| 1998-06-09 | Mortgage $315,000 — from TRICOM REALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $315,000 | |
| 1991-09-24 | Mortgage $20,000 — from CONMAS REALTY CORP to KWOK, CHUN KEUNG | $20,000 | |
| 1990-12-03 | Mortgage $60,000 — from CONMAS REALTY CP to PRINCE, STEVEN | $60,000 | |
| 1989-10-17 | Mortgage $375,000 — from CONMAS, REALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $375,000 | |
| 1988-07-22 | Mortgage $100,000 — from CONMAS REALTY CP to GINSBURG,MARLENE (CUST); D'AVERSA, ANITA-M F/B/O; GINSBURG, BATYA F/B/O; D'AVERSA, NANCY ( | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
Every one of the 297 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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