A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 184.7. 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
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4
’23–24
16
’24–25
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · GENERAL (3) · Boilers (2) · PLUMBING (2) · WATER LEAK (1).
Filed construction activity
$96,180 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (1905)
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)
595 EP, LLC
Head officer
RACHEL PHIPPS
Managing agent
PARKVIEW MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
Last registered
2025-10-09
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
$1,576,000
$94,560
2026
$1,800,000
$108,000
2027
$2,367,000
$142,020
The city's market estimate has risen
50% 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
Nostrand Av — 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: New York Av / Eastern Pkwy — B44 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Eastern Pkwy & Nostrand 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.
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.
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: $1,200,000 on
2022-03-22 (lender: Ron 1 Holdings LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-03-22
Deed $1,600,000 — from COWELL (DECEASED), EUGENE THEODORE; VARGAS, NYOTA; COWELL, TAMU; COWELL JR. (DECEASED), EU to 595 EP LLC
$1,600,000
2022-03-22
Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 595 EP LLC to RON 1 HOLDINGS LLC
$1,200,000
2022-02-25
Sold for $1,600,000
$1,600,000
$800,000
2006-08-23
Mortgage $252,000 — from COWELL JR, EUGENE T to MERS
$252,000
2005-09-09
Mortgage $212,000 — from COWELL, JR., EUGENE T to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
$212,000
1990-10-03
Mortgage $7,850 — from COWELL, EUGENE; COWELL, LAURA to STERLING RESOURCES LTD
$7,850
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
38
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
0
0
0
1
0
1
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
0
1
0
1
2022
6
0
13
6
0
25
2023
0
0
16
0
6
22
2024
0
0
1
0
2
3
2025
0
2
34
0
2
38
2026
0
0
0
0
1
1
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2025-12-23311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-03-10City emergency repair (OMO): asbestos analysis as per mini rc # 2023141326120 (new york environmental & mtrl lab) and hpd specification, perform pola$180
2025-03-04City emergency repair (OMO): restore heat for the apartment in the entire apartment located at apt 1, 1st story, 1st apartment from west at north nyc$9,200
2025-03-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-03-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-24HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2025-02-24HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTME
2025-02-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2025-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-02-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-02-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-23311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-02-23311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-02-23311: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2025-02-23311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-22Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-02-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-22311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-02-22311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-21311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-02-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-10-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURE IN
2022-10-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022-10-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-13311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022-10-13Job filed: PLUMBING WORK TYPE ONLY ON THE 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$16,500
2022-10-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON THE 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$31,590
2022-10-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-09-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-09-29311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-09-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-09-16311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-08-25Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-08-11Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-01Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON THE 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$31,590
2022-07-28Job filed: PLUMBING WORK TYPE ONLY ON THE 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$16,500
2022-03-22Deed $1,600,000 — from COWELL (DECEASED), EUGENE THEODORE; VARGAS, NYOTA; COWELL, TAMU; COWELL JR. (DECEASED), EU to 595 EP LLC$1,600,000
2022-03-22Mortgage satisfied — from COWELL, EUGENE T JR to VERTICAL LEND, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2022-03-22PAT — from COWELL, RHABIA to SODAFSKY, JILL
2022-03-22PAT — from VARGAS, NYOTA to SODAFSKY, JILL
2022-03-22Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 595 EP LLC to RON 1 HOLDINGS LLC$1,200,000
2022-03-16HPD 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
2022-02-25Sold for $1,600,000$1,600,000
2021
2021-05-05LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2019
2019-10-01Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; VERTICAL LEND INC to CITIMORTGAGE INC
2013
2013-01-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-01-09311: HEATING — HEAT
2006
2006-09-13Mortgage satisfied — from COWELL, EUGENE T JR to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
2006-08-23Mortgage $252,000 — from COWELL JR, EUGENE T to MERS$252,000
2006-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-10-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-09-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF PARTITIONS ANDPLUMBING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OR EGRESS.$20,000
2005-09-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF PARTITIONS ANDPLUMBING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OR EGRESS.$20,000
2005-09-09Mortgage $212,000 — from COWELL, JR., EUGENE T to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC$212,000
2005-09-09Deed — from COWELL, JR., SOLE DISTRIBUTEE, EUGENE T to COWELL, JR., EUGENE T
2004
2004-04-09Deed — from COWELL, LUARA; COWELL, EUGENE L JR to COWELL, EUGENE T JR
2000
2000-07-31Mortgage satisfied — from COWELL, LAURA; COWELL, EUGENE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD
1990
1990-10-03Mortgage $7,850 — from COWELL, EUGENE; COWELL, LAURA to STERLING RESOURCES LTD$7,850
1990-10-03Mortgage assigned — from STERLING RESOURCES LTD to BANK ATLANTIC