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 78.7. In ZIP 10469, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
1 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
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · ELECTRIC (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · SAFETY (1) · PLUMBING (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
No
Built before 1974 (2002)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
959 EAST REALTY LLC
Head officer
Edgardo Bacalan
Managing agent
Smartkey Property Management LLC
Last registered
2026-05-29
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
$941,000
$56,460
2026
$913,000
$54,780
2027
$971,000
$58,260
The city's market estimate has risen
3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
Gun Hill Rd — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bronxwood Av / Tilden St — Bx8 · 650 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.
10 311 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: $960,000 on
2024-08-19 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-08-19
Mortgage $960,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK
$960,000
2024-08-19
AL&R $960,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK
$960,000
2021-11-15
Agreement $712,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC
$712,500
2021-11-15
Mortgage $5,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC
$5,500
2021-11-15
AL&R $712,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC
$712,500
2021-07-16
AL&R $800,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; HABIBIAN, ILANA; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR
$800,000
2021-07-16
Mortgage $800,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR; HABIBIAN, ILANA
$800,000
2021-07-16
Deed $635,000 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to 959 EAST REALTY LLC
$635,000
2021-06-28
Sold for $635,000
$635,000
$211,667
2005-12-16
Mortgage $50,000 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to MERS
$50,000
2005-12-16
Agreement $485,000 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to MERS
$485,000
2005-12-16
Mortgage $34,998 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to MERS
$34,998
2004-11-09
Agreement $455,850 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
$455,850
2004-11-09
Mortgage $48,095 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
$48,095
2004-04-07
Mortgage $410,970 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS,INC.
$410,970
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
24
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
2018
1
0
0
1
2019
0
0
1
1
2020
0
0
0
0
2021
2
13
0
15
2022
3
0
1
4
2023
1
0
0
1
2024
20
4
0
24
2025
1
0
0
1
2026
11
0
0
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-06-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-09-16Mortgage satisfied — from ICE LENDER HOLDING LLC to 959 EAST REALTY LLC
2024-09-16TL&R — from ICE LENDER HOLDING LLC
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2048 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS .. , 1st STORY
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX .. ,
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2024-08-21HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. , 1st STORY
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2024-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2024-08-19Mortgage $960,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK$960,000
2024-08-19AL&R $960,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK$960,000
2024-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-03-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-11-15Agreement $712,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$712,500
2021-11-15Mortgage $5,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$5,500
2021-11-15Mortgage assigned — from HABIBIAN, IIANA; PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC
2021-11-15AL&R $712,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$712,500
2021-11-04TL&R — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIBIAN, IIANA; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR; PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC
2021-08-23Mortgage satisfied — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; S 2005-K THE CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQLJIT; THE BANK OF NEW YOR
2021-08-03Mortgage satisfied — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC to BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE
2021-07-27Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF AMERICA NA; FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LLC; BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; CO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC
2021-07-27Mortgage assigned — from FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LLC; COUNTRYWIDE BANK NA; BANK OF AMERICA NA; COUNTRYWID to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC
2021-07-16AL&R $800,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; HABIBIAN, ILANA; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR$800,000
2021-07-16Mortgage $800,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR; HABIBIAN, ILANA$800,000
2021-07-16Deed $635,000 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to 959 EAST REALTY LLC$635,000
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2019
2019-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016
2016-11-30HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE
2016-11-28311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2016-11-28311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-11-28311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-11-28311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-11-28311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-11-28311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-11-28311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2016-11-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-11-28Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-10-26311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016-10-26311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-10-26311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-10-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2015-10-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2013
2013-12-26Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; THE BANK OF NEW YORK, FKA