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 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
19% 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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sweeping Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Sewer (1).
Filed construction activity
$209,138 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1899)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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)
655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
Head officer
MATT BADER
Managing agent
JUDITH DRIVE
Last registered
2025-10-02
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
$2,461,000
$147,660
2026
$2,743,000
$164,580
2027
$2,389,000
$143,340
The city's market estimate has fallen
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
Park Pl — S · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Prospect Pl — B49 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Franklin Ave & St Marks Ave · 500 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.
8 311 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: $1,333,976 on
2022-07-15 (lender: Colorado Federal Savings Bank), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-07-15
Agreement $5,850,000 — from 651 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 134 EAST 37 LLC; 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 224 UTICA AVE LLC; 199 UT to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$5,850,000
2022-07-15
AL&R $5,850,000 — from 651 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 134 EAST 37 LLC; 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 199 UTICA AVE LLC; 224 UT to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$5,850,000
2022-07-15
Mortgage $1,333,977 — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 134 EAST 37 LLC; 224 UTICA AVE LLC; 199 UTICA AVE LLC; 651 PROSPEC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$1,333,977
2019-08-21
Mortgage $1,435,000 — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK
$1,435,000
2019-08-21
AL&R $1,435,000 — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK
$1,435,000
2019-06-26
Deed $1,350,000 — from SMITH, GLORIA J to 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
$1,350,000
2019-06-18
Sold for $1,350,000
$1,350,000
$450,000
2007-10-17
Mortgage $482,000 — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$482,000
2006-02-17
Mortgage $362,000 — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
$362,000
2004-04-16
Mortgage $253,873 — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN; FORD, KAREN to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
$253,873
1999-08-13
Mortgage $246,964 — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN; FORD, KAREN to MADISON HOME EQUITIES INC
$246,964
1989-03-31
Mortgage $11,800 — from FARGAS, MERCEDES to SHARIF, MARYAM
$11,800
1989-03-31
Mortgage $106,200 — from FARGAS, MERCEDES to CITIBANK NA
$106,200
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
40
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
1
2
2018
0
14
0
5
19
2019
7
23
7
3
40
2020
0
5
0
1
6
2021
0
2
0
1
3
2022
0
4
7
2
13
2023
0
36
0
2
38
2024
0
6
0
3
9
2025
0
2
0
2
4
2026
0
2
0
1
3
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2024-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-05311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-04311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2023
2023-12-11311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2023-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-09-04311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2023-09-04311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-09-04311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-03311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-09-03311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2023-05-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-05-23311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2023-05-23311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-05-23HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF THE HOTWATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERTURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOTWAT
2023-05-23HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF THE HOTWATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERTURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOTWAT
2023-05-23HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF THE HOTWATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERTURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOTWAT
2023-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-24HPD 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
2022-12-22Mortgage satisfied — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK; FIRST HORIZON BANK
2022-12-22TL&R — from IBERIABANK; FIRST HORIZON BANK to 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
2022-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-10-07311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2022-07-15Agreement $5,850,000 — from 651 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 134 EAST 37 LLC; 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 224 UTICA AVE LLC; 199 UT to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$5,850,000
2022-07-15AL&R $5,850,000 — from 651 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 134 EAST 37 LLC; 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 199 UTICA AVE LLC; 224 UT to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$5,850,000
2022-07-15TL&R — from FIRST HORIZON BANK; IBERIABANK to 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
2022-07-15Mortgage assigned — from FIRST HORIZON BANK; IBERIABANK to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2022-07-15Mortgage $1,333,977 — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC; 134 EAST 37 LLC; 224 UTICA AVE LLC; 199 UTICA AVE LLC; 651 PROSPEC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$1,333,977
2022-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-03-01HPD 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
2019-08-21Mortgage $1,435,000 — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK$1,435,000
2019-08-21AL&R $1,435,000 — from 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK$1,435,000
2019-08-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019-08-11311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2019-07-25Job filed: REMOVE/INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER HEAD OF ENTIRE HOUSE AND THIS JOB IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRIMARY APPLICATION #ALT-2 321968420 NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE AN$37,138
2019-07-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATI
2019-07-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-06-26Deed $1,350,000 — from SMITH, GLORIA J to 655 PROSPECT PLACE LLC$1,350,000
2019-06-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING THREE FAMILY HOUSE AT CEL.BAS.001.002 INCLUDING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION,MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHAN$86,000
2019-06-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING THREE FAMILY HOUSE AT CEL.BAS.001.002 INCLUDING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION,MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHAN$86,000
2018-10-19HPD 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
2018-09-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-11-28HPD 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
2017-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-14HPD 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
2015-10-13HPD 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
2015-02-24HPD 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
2004-04-16Mortgage $253,873 — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN; FORD, KAREN to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION$253,873
2003
2003-07-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-07-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2000
2000-10-09HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER S
2000-10-09HPD class A: § 27-2050 ADM CODE MAINTAIN ON THE PREMISES A COPY OF THE SPRINKLER TEST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. AT PUBLIC HALL
1999
1999-08-13Mortgage $246,964 — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN; FORD, KAREN to MADISON HOME EQUITIES INC$246,964
1999-08-13Mortgage assigned — from MADISON HOME EQUITIES INC to MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY
1999-08-13Deed — from FARGAS, MERCEDES/DEFS; GOLDBERG, RICHARD S/REF to SMITH, JEAN; FORD, KAREN
1998
1998-01-05Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK, NA to SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY/
1995
1995-12-12DOB violation UB:
1995-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-11-17HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN & BATHROOM 1 STY APT 1FL LOCATED AT APT 1FL
1993-11-17HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR TO CELLAR
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS UPPER SASH FRONT ROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR KITCHEN 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THRU OUT 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THREE INCH PIPE EAST WALL CEILING KITCHEN 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL BATHROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR SOUTHEAST ROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR SOUTHEAST ROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR REAR ROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING CLOTHES CLOSET SOUTHEAST ROOM 2 STY APT 3 , S
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING REAR ROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOORS CLOTHES CLOSETS THRU OUT 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1993-09-23HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR TO BATHROOM 2 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' ''
1989
1989-08-22Deed — from FARGAS, MERCEDES to PEART, MICHAEL; FARGAS, MERCEDES
1989-03-31Mortgage $11,800 — from FARGAS, MERCEDES to SHARIF, MARYAM$11,800
1989-03-31Mortgage $106,200 — from FARGAS, MERCEDES to CITIBANK NA$106,200
1989-03-31Deed — from DEMATTEO,SALVATORE T/REF to MAHMOOD, SHEIK/DEF; FARGAS, MERCEDES
1984
1984-03-19Mortgage satisfied — from BACKER, MARIE Y; BACKER, LOUIS B to COLIN, SYLVIA
1983
1983-08-29HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR BASEMENT PUBLIC HALL CEILING AT REAR.
1983-08-29HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER WALL EAST BASEMENT PUB HALL.
1983-08-29HPD 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
1983-08-22HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1983-03-17Mortgage satisfied — from BACKER, LOUIS B; BACKER, MARIE Y to COLIN, SYLVIA
1982
1982-01-05Deed — from MILLEDGE, MARIE; MILLEDGE, LEROY to MAHMOOD, MARYAM S.; MAHMOOD, SHEIK
1981
1981-01-06PAT — from BACKER LOUIS to COLIN CHARLES ROY
1981-01-06Deed — from BACKER LOUIS E; BACKER MARIE Y to MILLEDGE LEROY; MILLEDGE MARIE
1977
1977-10-04Deed — from COLON SYLVIA to BACKER LOUIS B; BACKER MARIE Y
1977-10-04Mortgage — from BACKER LOUIS B; BACKER MARIE Y to COLIN SYLVIA
1977-10-04Mortgage assigned — from COLIN SYLVIA to ZIMMERMAN PHILIP; SHOOKOFF WILLIAM
1977-09-01Mortgage — from BACKER LOUIS B; BACKER MARIE Y to COLIN SYLVIA
1977-08-02Mortgage assigned — from GADSOLEN MILDRED to COLIN CHARLES RAY
1977-06-27Deed — from POMPEE VIOLETTE to COLIN SYLVIA
1973
1973-07-11Mortgage assigned — from SMITH MILDRED DECD ADMINISTRATRIX OF EST to CRASDEN MILDRED; WASHINGTON ISAAC III