A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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
6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-20.
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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2).
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 (2014)
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)
Clown Alley
Head officer
Hanna V Cheek
Managing agent
--None--
Last registered
2025-10-06
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
$2,483,000
$148,980
2026
$2,597,000
$155,820
2027
$2,603,000
$156,180
The city's market estimate has risen
5% 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
Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Park Pl — S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Grand Av — B65 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Grand Ave & Bergen St · 300 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.
2 311 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 NONE —
117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10.
See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $365,108 on
2024-10-30 (lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-10-30
Mortgage $365,108 — from CHEEK ODONNELL, SYDNEY; PAUL THUREEN; CHEEK, HANNA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC
$365,108
2022-03-01
Mortgage $65,000 — from CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA; ODONNELL CHEEK, SYDNEY to QUICKEN LOANS LLC; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS
$65,000
2015-02-06
Deed $3,450,000 — from ONE DEAN LLC; 153-35 78TH AVENUE LLC to O'DONNELL, SYDNEY CHEEK; CHEEK, TAYLOR K; CHEEK, DOUGLAS W; CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA
$3,450,000
2013-12-26
Mortgage $2,535,000 — from ONE DEAN LLC; 153-35 78TH AVENUE LLC to CATHAY BANK
$2,535,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
7
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
0
0
2
2018
0
0
0
0
2019
0
0
0
0
2020
1
0
0
1
2021
1
0
0
1
2022
4
1
0
5
2023
2
0
1
3
2024
2
4
1
7
2025
1
2
1
4
2026
2
0
1
3
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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
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-08-26Deed — from CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA; CHEEK O'DONNELL, SYDNEY to CLOWN ALLEY LLC
2025-08-18Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-06-13HPD 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
2025-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-19Mortgage satisfied — from O'DONNELL, SYDNEY C; CHEEK, TAYLOR K; CHEEK, HANNA V to QUICKEN LOANS, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC
2024-10-30Mortgage $365,108 — from CHEEK ODONNELL, SYDNEY; PAUL THUREEN; CHEEK, HANNA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC$365,108
2024-10-30Deed — from CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA; A/K/A TAYLOR K. CHEEK, MARY TAYLOR KINCA; O'DONNELL, SYDNEY CHEEK to O'DONNELL, SYDNEY CHEEK; CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA
2024-04-17HPD 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
2023-03-31HPD 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
2022-03-10HPD 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
2022-03-01Mortgage $65,000 — from CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA; ODONNELL CHEEK, SYDNEY to QUICKEN LOANS LLC; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS$65,000
2021
2021-04-20HPD 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
2020
2020-08-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-12-11HPD 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
2015-10-20HPD 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
2015-02-12PREL — from CATHAY BANK to 153-35 78TH AVENUE LLC; ONE DEAN LLC
2015-02-06PAT — from CHEEK, TAYLOR K to CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA
2015-02-06PAT — from CHEEK, DOUGLAS W to CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA
2015-02-06PAT — from CHEEK O'DONNELL, SYDNEY to CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA
2015-02-06Deed $3,450,000 — from ONE DEAN LLC; 153-35 78TH AVENUE LLC to O'DONNELL, SYDNEY CHEEK; CHEEK, TAYLOR K; CHEEK, DOUGLAS W; CHEEK, HANNA VIRGINIA$3,450,000
2014
2014-12-29Certificate of occupancy Final
2014-10-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-06-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC3303.7.2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER AS PER FIRE CODE. NOTE : NO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON SITE : 3 STORY BUILDING. REMEDY : PROVIDE FIRE EXTI$4,000
2014-01-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-01-24Permit NB — ISSUED
2013
2013-12-26Mortgage $2,535,000 — from ONE DEAN LLC; 153-35 78TH AVENUE LLC to CATHAY BANK$2,535,000
2013-12-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS (PLANS). STEEL BEAM RUNNING THE ENTIRE WIDTH(A$2,500
2013-12-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 3314.5.5. FAILURE TO TIE DOWN PLATFORM ON A SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD. NOTED: WOOD PLANKS WERE NOT TIED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE SCAFFOL$4,000
2013-10-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-10-03Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2013-10-03Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2013-10-03Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2013-08-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013-08-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-05-16311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2013-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2013-05-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FULL *SWO* FAIL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AT SIDES OF EXCAVATION.DURING INSTALLATION OF UNDERPINNING NO BRACING WAS PROVIDED FOR A 7'D$2,400
2013-05-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE.NOTE:DURING INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED NO PLANS WERE PROVIDED THAT SHOW PLAN VI
2013-04-30Permit FO — ISSUED
2013-04-30Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-04-30Permit FO — ISSUED
2013-04-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-04-30Permit FO — ISSUED
2013-01-25Job filed: NB
2008
2008-08-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: EXPIRED PERMIT NOTE: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON DEMO SITE FULLY GRADED DEMO PERMIT # 320404155 EXPIRED ON 08-01-08 REM: RENEW PE$4,000
2008-08-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: EXPIRED PERMIT. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON DEMO SITE FENCE PERMIT # 302404155 EXPIRED ON 08.01.08 REM: RENEW PERMIT/ OBTAI$4,000
2008-05-27Job filed: INSTALLING SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 20 FT LONG AT 832 DEAN STREET DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS O
2008-05-27Job filed: INSTALLING SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 20 FT LONG AT 832 DEAN STREET DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS O