The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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.
What 311 hears from this address
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Litter Basket Request (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1899)
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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,260,000
$195,600
2026
$3,003,000
$180,180
2027
$3,111,000
$186,660
The city's market estimate has fallen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
Getting around
Subway
Prospect Av — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 14 St — B37 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
3 Ave & 14 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
5 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,000 on
2026-03-25 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-03-25
Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 543 3RD AVE LLC to MERS
$1,200,000
2020-03-25
Mortgage $900,000 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$900,000
2020-03-25
AL&R $900,000 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$900,000
2017-06-12
Mortgage $3,099,000 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to LEE, GILBERT; CHEN, CHAO ZUO; JORSUN CAPITAL; CHEN, RAY; HOI, HANG CHENG; MELRO CO.; ZHENG
$3,099,000
2017-06-12
AL&R $3,099,000 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to HOI, HANG CHENG; ZHENG, ZHENG SHENG; JORSUN CAPITAL; MELRO CO.; CHEN, CHAO ZUO; LEE, GILBE
$3,099,000
2005-04-22
AL&R $250,000 — from EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA to JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC
$250,000
2005-04-22
Mortgage $83,521 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA
$83,521
2005-04-22
Agreement $250,000 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA
$250,000
1999-08-06
Mortgage $350,000 — from SCALA, JOHN W to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB
$350,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
17
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
4
0
9
2018
15
2
0
17
2019
3
0
0
3
2020
0
2
0
2
2021
1
0
0
1
2022
4
0
0
4
2023
1
0
0
1
2024
4
0
1
5
2025
1
0
0
1
2026
0
5
2
7
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2012-03-05ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR AMENDMENTS. JOB #320073923/A2/DWG. DATED 3.25.11. NOTED: 1) 1ST FL$100
2012-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-10311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2012-02-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2012-01-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C OF C W/THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION #34913291R ISSUED ON
2012-01-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C OF C W/THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION #34913290P ISSUED ON$800
2011
2011-11-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-11-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-09-23Job filed: ADD ACCESSORY OUTDOOR TABLE SERVICE (U.G. 6) TO EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING PLACE(U.G.6) NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2011-08-08311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-08-06311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-08-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-08-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO(PROVIDE)MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER,FAILURE TO PROVIDE NUMBER OF REQUIRED MANNER,FAILURE TO PROVIDE FLR PE
2011-08-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPT RECORDS.NOTED:REAR YARD OCCUPIED W/ APPROX 30 PATRONS @ TIME OF INSPEC CONTRARY TO $2,400
2009-09-14Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION RENOVATION AND PARTIAL STORE FRONT RENOVATION FOR AN EXISTING BAR WITH NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AN AIR CO$75,000
2009-09-14Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION RENOVATION AND PARTIAL STORE FRONT RENOVATION FOR AN EXISTING BAR WITH NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AN AIR CO$75,000
2009-09-14Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION RENOVATION AND PARTIAL STORE FRONT RENOVATION FOR AN EXISTING BAR WITH NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AN AIR CO$75,000
2005
2005-04-22AL&R $250,000 — from EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA to JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC$250,000
2005-04-22Mortgage $83,521 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA$83,521
2005-04-22Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA
2005-04-22Agreement $250,000 — from JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK, NA$250,000
2005-01-10Agreement — from SCALA, JOHN W; JEJ ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A, SUCCESSOR-I
2003
2003-06-11DEEDO — from SCALA, JOHN W to JEJ ASSOCIATES LLC
2003-02-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING. WORK NOTED: AT INTERIOR BUILDING CELLAR (EAST) 1 SHEETROCK DOWN AT CELLAR CEILING. ROOTED JOISTS VAR$180
2003-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-08-06Mortgage satisfied — from JKV CONSTRUCTION CORP to HAMILTOON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN
1999-08-06Mortgage $350,000 — from SCALA, JOHN W to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB$350,000
1975
1975-08-01Deed — from JKV CONTRACTING CORP to SCALA JOHN W
1975-08-01Mortgage — from JKV CONTRACTING CORP to HAMILTON FED SAVGS & LOAN ASSN OF BKLYN
1975-06-13Deed — from SCALA JOHN W to JKV CONTRACTING CORP
1975-01-13Deed — from PEPE JOSEPH SR; PEPE FRANK to SCALA JOHN W
1972
1972-09-27Mortgage assigned — from 543 3RD AVE RLTY CORP to ANDERSEN MARY
1971
1971-10-19Deed — from 543 3RD AVE REALTY CORP to PEPE JOSEPH SR; PEPE FRANK
1971-10-19Mortgage — from PEPE FRANK; PEPE JOSEPH SR to 543-3RD AVE REALTY CORP
1971-10-05Deed — from ANDERSEN MARY; ANDERSEN PATRICIA A to 543 3RD AVE REALTY CORP