176 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 HPD housing violations, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 311 service requests.
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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 328.7. In ZIP 11414, 92% 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 | 25 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2013-07-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · SAFETY (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Dirty Condition (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2001) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | SEN ZHENG |
| Last registered | 2025-12-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,019,000 | $61,140 |
| 2026 | $1,221,000 | $73,260 |
| 2027 | $1,101,000 | $66,060 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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.
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 232 Lindenwood Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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.
155-45 Sapphire 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $561,000 on 2017-10-11 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-11 | Deed $935,000 — from CRACCHIOLO, ANTONIO; CRACCHIOLO, VINCENZA to ZHENG, SEN | $935,000 | |
| 2017-10-11 | Mortgage $561,000 — from ZHENG, SEN to MERS | $561,000 | |
| 2017-10-02 | Sold for $935,000 | $935,000 | $311,667 |
| 2013-09-03 | Deed $825,000 — from METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON to CRACCHIOLO, ANTONIO; CRACCHIOLO, VINCENZA | $825,000 | |
| 2013-09-03 | Deed $825,000 — from METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON to CRACCHIOLO, ANTONIO; CRACCHIOLO, VINCENZA | $825,000 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Mortgage $9,028 — from METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $9,028 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Mortgage $9,028 — from METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $9,028 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Agreement $595,000 — from METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $595,000 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Agreement $595,000 — from METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $595,000 | |
| 2006-03-21 | Mortgage $618,750 — from METRI, YVON; METRI, JAN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $618,750 | |
| 2006-03-21 | Deed $825,000 — from LIMA, MERCEDES; KRAMER, EDGARDO to METRI, JAN; METRI, YVON | $825,000 | |
| 2002-12-26 | Mortgage $239,062 — from L.E. 99 PROPERTIES CORP to ASTORIA FED S/L ASSOC | $239,063 | |
| 2002-12-26 | Mortgage $3,585,938 — from L.E. 99 PROPERTIES CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL S/ LASSOC | $3,585,938 | |
| 2002-12-26 | Mortgage $30,938 — from KRAMER, EDGARDO; LIMA, MERCEDES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $30,938 | |
| 2001-05-29 | Mortgage $3,825,000 — from L.E. 99 PROPERTIES CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $3,825,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 176 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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