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490 Broadway

242Records
12City systems
17Open violations
6.7Penalty rate

242 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 30 HPD complaints, 17 DOB job filings.

BoroughStaten Island 10310
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)TRAIN CITY LTD
BBL5002200062
BIN5005928, 5116951

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10310, 90% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-08-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Food Establishment (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$285,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Train City, Ltd.
Head officerStuart Waldman
Managing agentTrain City, Ltd.
Last registered2026-01-12

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$512,000 $230,400
2026$525,000 $236,250
2027$557,000 $250,650

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gold Grill PizzeriaPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Forest Av — S53 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 045 John Tyler
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.

Report a problem to 311

490 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

32 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TRAIN CITY, LTD. — 2 buildings, 4 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
490 Broadway SI3 B
528 Forest Avenue SI1 A

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
34
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201740206
201810012
201900617
202000112
20210010111
202222217
20230231134
20240222226
2025218011
202601214
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 163Health & systems 11

Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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