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 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
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
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (5) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Sewer (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).
Filed construction activity
$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (1925)
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
$872,400
$392,580
2026
$1,047,000
$471,150
2027
$1,256,000
$565,200
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2022 (1 in the last three years).
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 5-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 · 100 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.
14 311 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: $630,000 on
2026-03-03 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, 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
2026-03-03
Mortgage $630,000 — from SARATOGA-DECATUR LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC
$630,000
2021-05-13
Mortgage $400,000 — from SARATOGA-DECATUR LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC
$400,000
2006-05-23
Mortgage $150,084 — from WALDEN, KEITH to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
$150,084
2006-05-23
Agreement $300,000 — from WALDEN, KEITH to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
$300,000
2004-05-26
AL&R $157,000 — from WALDEN, KEITH; WALDEN, DEBORAH to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
$157,000
2004-05-26
Mortgage $157,000 — from WALDEN, DEBORAH; WALDEN, KEITH to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
$157,000
2000-10-20
Mortgage $80,000 — from WALDEN, KEITH to FLEET BANK NA
$80,000
1997-11-25
Mortgage $25,000 — from WALDEN, CHARLES MELTON to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY; COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO
$25,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
12
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
2
1
4
2018
0
0
1
1
1
3
2019
0
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
0
3
0
2
5
2021
0
0
2
3
1
6
2022
0
0
10
0
2
12
2023
0
2
6
1
3
12
2024
1
0
6
0
2
9
2025
0
0
3
1
4
8
2026
0
0
3
2
1
6
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2026-04-02Mortgage assigned — from VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2; U.S. BANK TRUST CO, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026-03-03Mortgage $630,000 — from SARATOGA-DECATUR LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC$630,000
2026-01-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025
2025-10-06Boiler inspection
2025-09-02Restaurant inspection: ZAMZAM HALAL — grade A
2025-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from SARATOGA-DECATUR LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC; PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION; VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LO
2025-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-29Restaurant inspection: ZAMZAM HALAL
2024
2024-12-29Job filed: DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF OLD/EXISTING EXHAUST HOOD WITH NEW IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. EXISTING EXHAUST DUCT AND EXISTING EXHAUST FAN TO REMAIN UND$3,000
2024-11-18Boiler inspection
2024-08-21311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024-08-17311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024-08-03311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024-08-02311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2023-06-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ADDITIONAL KITCHEN EXHAUST FAN INSTALLED AT EXTERIOR WALL(EXP#1)DIRECTING OUT TO THE PUBLIC STREET
2023-06-12Restaurant inspection: ZAMZAM HALAL — grade A
2023-06-03311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2023-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-05311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2023-05-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2023-05-05DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-03Mortgage assigned — from VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST; VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2
2011-12-16Mortgage assigned — from WATERFALL VICTORIA MASTER FUND LTD to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDEN
2011-12-16Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to WATERFALL VICTORIA MASTER FUND LTD
2011-10-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-06-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:FAILURE TO COMPLY W/LAW FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM PER PC 702.127-911.OBSERVATION MADE $500