A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 70. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
16% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$17,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (14) · Noise (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).
Filed construction activity
$849,897 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1955)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
1719 WATSON AVE LLC
Head officer
Shaya Frankel
Managing agent
WATERSTONE GROUP LLC
Last registered
2026-07-10
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$770,000
$46,200
2026
$795,000
$47,700
2027
$958,000
$57,480
The city's market estimate has risen
24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2020 (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.
Getting around
Subway
St Lawrence Av — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Watson Av / Croes Av — Bx27 · 150 ft
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.
21 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on
2026-08-07 (lender: Standard Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-08-07
AL&R $2,150,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
$2,150,000
2026-08-07
Agreement $2,150,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
$2,150,000
2026-08-07
Mortgage $150,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
$150,000
2026-05-04
Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to CLEAN 4 U NYC CORP.
$2,000,000
2025-03-18
Deed $920,000 — from EFFATT, HEIR-AT-LAW, GARY; BERRY, HEIR-AT-LAW, MICHELE; EFFATT, HEIR-AT-LAW, CARL; MICHELL to 1719 WATSON LLC
$920,000
2025-03-12
Sold for $920,000
$920,000
$460,000
2008-04-22
Mortgage $50,000 — from EFFATT, ERROL to WACHOVIA BANK
$50,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
44
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
10
0
2
12
2018
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
0
0
3
3
0
6
2020
0
0
9
0
0
9
2021
0
0
4
0
0
4
2022
0
0
10
0
3
13
2023
0
0
18
0
0
18
2024
1
0
1
0
0
2
2025
8
20
14
2
0
44
2026
2
0
6
5
0
13
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2026-08-26311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-08-07AL&R $2,150,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY$2,150,000
2026-08-07Agreement $2,150,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY$2,150,000
2026-08-07Mortgage $150,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY$150,000
2026-08-07Mortgage assigned — from CLEAN 4 U NYC CORP. to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
2026-05-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2026-05-04Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 1719 WATSON LLC to CLEAN 4 U NYC CORP.$2,000,000
2026-04-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-20Certificate of occupancy Final
2026-03-06Permit Structural — Signed-off
2026-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025
2025-12-03Job filed: STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GC APPLICATION JOB #X01138987-I1$126,000
2025-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-07-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 3-STORY HOUSE CONVERTED TO 9-FAMILY,ACTIVE JOBSITE I NOTICED INADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING THROUGHOUT BUILDIN$6,250
2025-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.1.2 FIRE CODE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 3-STORY HOUSE CONVERTED TO 9-FAMILY,ACTIVE JOBSITE, I OBSERVED HOT WORK WELDING HAS$5,000
2025-07-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF 3-STORY HOUSE,ACTIVE SITE DURING MY INSPECTION,I OBSERVED FIRE ESCAPE INSTALLMENT AND HOT WORK OPERATION $5,000
2025-07-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-06-18DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-16Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2025-05-27Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-05-22Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-05-21Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-05-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2025-05-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-04-04DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ACTIVE JOBSITE 3-STORY HOUSE CONVERTED TO 9 FAMILY. I OBSERVED 3-WORKERS INSIDE HOUSE DOING ALTERATION WORK WOOD FRAMING.UPON REVI$1,250
2025-04-02Job filed: SPRINKLER SPECIFICATIONS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GC APPLICATION X01138987-I1$90,000
2025-04-01Job filed: MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GC APPLICATION X01138987-I1$1,000
2025-04-01Job filed: PLUMBING SPECIFICATIONS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GC APPLICATION X01138987-I1$1,000
2025-03-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2025-03-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2025-03-18Deed $920,000 — from EFFATT, HEIR-AT-LAW, GARY; BERRY, HEIR-AT-LAW, MICHELE; EFFATT, HEIR-AT-LAW, CARL; MICHELL to 1719 WATSON LLC$920,000
2025-03-12Sold for $920,000$920,000
2024
2024-11-12Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION CONVERTING EXISTING 3 STORY AND CELLAR, INTO A 9 UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.$631,897
2024-09-23311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2023
2023-05-15311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023-03-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-01-26HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2023-01-26HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2023-01-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SLIDING DOOR AT EAST CLOSET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY,
2023-01-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SLIDING DOOR AT SOUTH CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2022-04-05HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N