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 326.7. 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
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-07.
Active vacate order
1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’24–25
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lost Property (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Obstruction (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
No
Built before 1974 (2002)
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)
EDDY CHARLES; LAYLA CHEN
Managing agent
N/A
Last registered
2025-09-24
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
$955,000
$57,300
2026
$893,000
$53,580
2027
$845,000
$50,700
The city's market estimate has fallen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
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
Ralph Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Marion St — B7 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Fulton St & Saratoga Ave · 550 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.
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
The landlord's report card
Managed by N/A —
414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10.
See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $936,000 on
2024-01-19 (lender: Arc Home 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
2024-01-19
Mortgage $936,000 — from CHARLES, EDDY F; CHEN, LAYLA to ARC HOME LLC; MERS
$936,000
2024-01-19
Deed $390,000 — from CHEN, ZHU RU; CHEN, LAYLA to CHARLES, EDDY F; CHEN, LAYLA
$390,000
2024-01-09
Sold for $390,000
$390,000
$130,000
2018-01-17
Agreement $574,378 — from CHEN, ZHU RU; CHEN, LAYLA to INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP INC; MERS
$574,378
2018-01-17
Mortgage $13,035 — from CHEN, LAYLA; CHEN, ZHU RU to MERS; INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP INC
$13,035
2014-09-12
Mortgage $600,325 — from CHEN, ZHU RU; CHEN, LAYLA to MERS
$600,325
2014-09-12
Deed $685,000 — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to CHEN, LAYLA; CHEN, ZHU RU
$685,000
2010-03-24
Mortgage $5,656 — from AKWETEY ABOAGYE, PETER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
$5,656
2010-03-24
Agreement $211,570 — from AKWETEY ABOAGYE, PETER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
$211,570
2001-03-14
Mortgage $63,882 — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$63,882
2001-03-14
Mortgage $236,550 — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
$236,550
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
30
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
0
2
2018
0
3
4
0
7
2019
0
2
0
1
3
2020
1
2
0
1
4
2021
0
2
0
0
2
2022
0
4
0
1
5
2023
0
4
0
0
4
2024
0
5
4
1
10
2025
4
25
0
1
30
2026
0
3
0
1
4
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HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK ON STORM DOOR AT BUILING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL
2026-02-18
HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-12-16
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-11-10
Vacate order: Illegal Occupancy (1 units)
2025-11-07
HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS AT
311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-10-31
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-30
HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILNG AT CELLAR
2025-10-30
HPD class B: § 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR
2025-10-30
HPD class B: § 27-2070 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASI
2025-10-30
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WEST WALL, AND THE CEILING AT CELLAR
2025-10-30
HPD class B: § 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS THE RESIDENTIAL SINK
2025-10-30
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEGAL CLA
2025-10-28
311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-28
311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2025-10-28
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-10-28
Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-28
Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2025-10-28
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
The full timeline
2026
2026-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK ON STORM DOOR AT BUILING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL
2026-02-18HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-11-07HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS AT
2025-10-31311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILNG AT CELLAR
2025-10-30HPD class B: § 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR
2025-10-30HPD class B: § 27-2070 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASI
2025-10-30HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WEST WALL, AND THE CEILING AT CELLAR
2025-10-30HPD class B: § 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS THE RESIDENTIAL SINK
2025-10-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEGAL CLA$2,500
2025-10-28311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-28311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2025-10-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-10-28Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2025-10-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2024-11-29HPD 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
2024-09-21311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-02-05Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, HU RU; CHEN, LAYLA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; PATRIOT ONE MORTGAGE BANKERS, LLC; INTERCONTINEN
2024-01-19Mortgage $936,000 — from CHARLES, EDDY F; CHEN, LAYLA to ARC HOME LLC; MERS$936,000
2024-01-19Deed $390,000 — from CHEN, ZHU RU; CHEN, LAYLA to CHARLES, EDDY F; CHEN, LAYLA$390,000
2023-03-30HPD 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
2023-01-27311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
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
2022-10-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-28311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Insurance Information Requested
2022-03-08HPD 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
2022-03-08HPD 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
2021
2021-11-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-16HPD 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
2020-09-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-04DOB violation C: MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO PIPE SCAFFOLDING AT FRONT PRIOR TO UNSAFE AGAIN
2020-01-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-12-09311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2019-11-04HPD 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
2018
2018-08-07311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2018-08-07311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017-09-14311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2016
2016-11-25HPD 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
2015-10-19HPD 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
2015-03-03HPD 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
2015-01-15311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2014
2014-10-02Mortgage satisfied — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2014-09-12Mortgage $600,325 — from CHEN, ZHU RU; CHEN, LAYLA to MERS$600,325
2014-09-12Deed $685,000 — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to CHEN, LAYLA; CHEN, ZHU RU$685,000
2014-09-12Mortgage satisfied — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
2010
2010-03-24SUBM — from CITY OF NEW YORK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
2010-03-24Mortgage $5,656 — from AKWETEY ABOAGYE, PETER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA$5,656
2010-03-24Agreement $211,570 — from AKWETEY ABOAGYE, PETER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA$211,570
2001
2001-03-14Mortgage $63,882 — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$63,882
2001-03-14Mortgage $236,550 — from ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$236,550
2001-03-14Deed — from L&M DEVELOPMENT LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to ABOAGYE, PETER AKWETEY
2001-02-15EASE — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK
2001-02-08DECL — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FD C
2000
2000-07-14Permit NB — ISSUED
2000-07-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT, APP. #300871153 HAS EXPIRED.REMEDY:STOP ALL WORK, RENEW PERMIT.$250