586 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 255 HPD housing violations, 79 HPD complaints, 79 311 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 2418.3. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 | 182 total — 72 class C (immediately hazardous), 79 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2000-03-06. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$298,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Sewer (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Water System (2) · Indoor Sewage (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 (1920) |
| 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) | 1396 BEACH CHANNEL LLC |
| Head officer | ARYEH ASSOULINE |
| Managing agent | 1396 BEACH CHANNEL LLC |
| Last registered | 2023-09-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $841,000 | $50,460 |
| 2026 | $802,000 | $48,120 |
| 2027 | $804,000 | $48,240 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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.
| Subway | Far Rockaway-Mott Av — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Nameoke St — Q114 · 50 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice Middle: 53, 319. 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.
13-96 Beach Channel Drive
| 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 |
24 311 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: $425,000 on 2018-07-13 (lender: Sands Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | Mortgage $425,000 — from 1396 BEACH CHANNEL LLC to SANDS CAPITAL, LLC | $425,000 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Deed $450,000 — from STEPHANIE STUTMAN GOLDSTONE, ESQ. to 1396 BEACH CHANNEL LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2018-06-27 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $150,000 |
| 2006-08-15 | Mortgage $487,500 — from COMBS, MARC; COMBS, LOIS to MERS | $487,500 | |
| 2006-07-31 | Mortgage $97,500 — from COMBS, MARC; COMBS, LOIS to MERS | $97,500 | |
| 2006-07-31 | Deed $650,000 — from GURDON, GARNET to COMBS, LOIS; COMBS, MARC | $650,000 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Mortgage $353,700 — from GURDON, GARNET to MERS | $353,700 | |
| 2003-12-24 | Deed $235,000 — from CLARKE, LOVEL to GURDON, GARNET | $235,000 | |
| 2003-12-24 | Mortgage $262,400 — from GURDON, GARNET to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $262,400 | |
| 1990-07-25 | Mortgage $35,000 — from CLARKE, LOVEL to TERRY, MELVIN; TERRY, ELIZABETH | $35,000 | |
| 1990-07-19 | Mortgage $125,000 — from CLARKE, LOVEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $125,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 67 |
| 2021 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 52 |
| 2022 | 5 | 127 | 0 | 132 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 26 |
| 2024 | 21 | 121 | 0 | 142 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Every one of the 586 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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