199 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 HPD housing violations, 64 311 service requests, 27 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 703.3. In ZIP 10310, 90% 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 | 30 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · APPLIANCE (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).
| Registered owner(s) | MEI Li CHEn |
| Last registered | 2025-12-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $524,000 | $31,440 |
| 2026 | $546,000 | $32,760 |
| 2027 | $657,000 | $39,420 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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: Castleton Av / North Burgher Av — S46 · 400 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 018 John G. Whittier Middle: I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall. 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.
236 Elm 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | RPTT $400,000 — from KAROUT, LINDA to CHEN, MEI LI | $400,000 | |
| 2024-10-30 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 40 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 199 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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