181 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD complaints.
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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 182. In ZIP 11434, 86% 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
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2002-06-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1987) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing |
| Head officer | Eric Moore |
| Managing agent | Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing |
| Last registered | 2024-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $952,000 | $57,120 |
| 2026 | $973,000 | $58,380 |
| 2027 | $1,004,000 | $60,240 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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: Guy R Brewer Blvd / 137 Av — Q111 Q113 Q114 Q115 +2 more · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 045 Clarence Witherspoon Middle: 226, 297. 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.
134-38 161 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 |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING — 66 buildings, 114 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B11 · C23 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $614,650 on 2025-04-22 (lender: Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | Deed $658,808 — from MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. to HENDERSON, GARY; POWELL, SHARIFA | $658,808 | |
| 2025-04-22 | Mortgage $614,650 — from HENDERSON, GARY; POWELL, SHARIFA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. | $614,650 | |
| 2025-04-17 | Sold for $658,808 | $658,808 | $329,404 |
| 2020-03-19 | Deed $643,762 — from STEPHANIE GOLDSTONE, REFEREE to MTGLQ INVESTORS LP | $643,762 | |
| 2020-03-03 | Sold for $643,762 | $643,762 | $321,881 |
| 2014-01-21 | Deed $13,000 — from MORDAUNT , RANDY to 161 PROPERTY GROUP, LLC | $13,000 | |
| 2009-02-12 | Mortgage $504,000 — from MORDAUNT, RANDY R to MERS | $504,000 | |
| 2009-02-12 | Deed $630,000 — from J&W REALTY & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, IN to MORDAUNT, RANDY | $630,000 | |
| 2009-02-12 | Deed $280,000 — from GALLO, ESQ AS REFEREE, KATHLEEN C to J&W REALTY & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, IN | $280,000 | |
| 2005-10-20 | Mortgage $110,500 — from SHORT, MACK; SHORT, GWENDOLYN to CHAMPION MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF KEYBANK | $110,500 | |
| 2004-04-22 | Mortgage $213,600 — from SHORT, GWENDOLYN; SHORT, MACK to M.L. MOSKOWITZ & CO., INC.; D/B/A EQUITY NOW | $213,600 | |
| 2002-10-08 | Mortgage $168,000 — from SHORT, GWENDOLYN; SHORT, MACK to M.L. MOSKOWITZ & CO., INC., DBA EQUITY N | $168,000 | |
| 1988-04-25 | Mortgage $51,000 — from SHORT, MACK; SHORT, GWENDOLYN to CHAMPION MTGE CO INC | $51,000 | |
| 1987-07-09 | Mortgage $92,000 — from SHORT, MACK; SHORT, GWENDOLYN to DIME SAVINGS BANK | $92,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 181 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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