The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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
4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-17.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
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 (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (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)
MELISSA TRAINOR; ROBERT SILVERBLATT
Managing agent
TRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-09-04
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
$1,586,000
$95,160
2026
$1,624,000
$97,440
2027
$1,773,000
$106,380
The city's market estimate has risen
12% 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
Halsey St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / MacDonough St — B7 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Decatur St & Saratoga Ave · 150 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 — 1 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: $967,950 on
2016-12-28 (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
2016-12-28
Deed $1,735,000 — from 1196 E 98TH STREET, LLC to TRAINOR, MELISSA O
$1,735,000
2016-12-28
Mortgage $967,950 — from TRAINOR, MELISSA O to MERS
$967,950
2016-12-19
Sold for $1,735,000
$1,735,000
$578,333
2015-03-11
Deed $725,000 — from BRITTO, JAMES to 1196 E 98TH STREET, LLC
$725,000
2000-02-18
Mortgage $75,000 — from BRITTO , JAMES to FLEET BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION
$75,000
1995-02-24
Mortgage $50,000 — from BRITTO, JAMES to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
$50,000
1989-11-22
Mortgage $6,460 — from BRITTO, JAMES to RADCLIFFE RESOURCESINC
$6,460
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
32
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
6
0
0
6
2018
0
0
0
0
0
2019
0
1
0
0
1
2020
0
4
0
1
5
2021
1
31
0
0
32
2022
0
4
0
3
7
2023
0
2
0
1
3
2024
0
2
0
1
3
2025
0
2
0
1
3
2026
0
2
2
1
5
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2023-03-22HPD 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
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-10-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-24HPD 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
2021
2021-12-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-06311: Indoor Air Quality — Sewage Odor
2021-12-06311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2021-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2021-11-17311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2021-11-17311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2021-11-17311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-11-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-11-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2021-11-17HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1
2021-11-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st
2021-11-17HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2021-11-17HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2021-08-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-09-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15R Street Cond/Ref.W Door
2017
2017-08-22311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2017-05-16HPD 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
2017-05-16HPD 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
2017-05-16HPD 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 - AT
2017-05-16HPD 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
2017-05-16HPD 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
2016
2016-12-28Deed $1,735,000 — from 1196 E 98TH STREET, LLC to TRAINOR, MELISSA O$1,735,000
2016-12-28Mortgage $967,950 — from TRAINOR, MELISSA O to MERS$967,950
2016-12-28PAT — from TRAINOR, MELISSA O to OTAKE, YASUKO
2016-12-19Sold for $1,735,000$1,735,000
2016-11-04HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-09-02Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK ON EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 340278050.NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION .$30,000
2015-09-02Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK ON EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 340278050.NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION .$30,000
2015-09-01Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK ON EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 340278050.NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION .$30,000
2015-08-12311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2015-07-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH PARTITIONS & PLUMBING WORK ON EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS .NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN T$193,200
2015-07-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH PARTITIONS & PLUMBING WORK ON EXISTING 3-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS .NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN T$193,200
2015-03-11Deed $725,000 — from BRITTO, JAMES to 1196 E 98TH STREET, LLC$725,000
2015-03-03Mortgage satisfied — from BRITTO, JAMES to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2015-01-26Mortgage assigned — from SHAWNUT BANK CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOC; PERMANENT SAVINGS; FLEET NATIONAL BANK OF CONNEC to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2005
2005-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from BRITTO, JAMES to THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
2003
2003-10-15HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2000
2000-02-18Mortgage $75,000 — from BRITTO , JAMES to FLEET BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION$75,000
1995
1995-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from BRITTO, JAMES to RADCLIFFE RESOURCESINC (RADCKUFFE)
1995-02-24Mortgage $50,000 — from BRITTO, JAMES to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$50,000
1989
1989-11-22Mortgage $6,460 — from BRITTO, JAMES to RADCLIFFE RESOURCESINC$6,460
1989-11-22Mortgage assigned — from RADCLIFFE RESOURCESINC to DIME SAVINGS BANK
1987
1987-09-25HPD class A: § 27-2041 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW
1987-09-25HPD class A: § 27-2041 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW
1978
1978-01-05Deed — from BRITTO MAZIE to BRITTO JAMES