A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 27.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% 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 2026-08-10.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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)
RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP
Head officer
WILLIE WREN, SR
Managing agent
RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP
Last registered
2025-09-10
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
$696,000
$313,200
2026
$835,000
$375,750
2027
$1,002,000
$450,900
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Lewis Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Lewis Ave & Greene Ave · 400 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.
5 311 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: $4,790,334 on
2003-10-07 (lender: The City Of New York (''hpd'')), covering 9 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
2003-10-07
Mortgage $4,790,334 — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'')
$4,790,334
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
11
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
3
3
2018
0
3
3
6
2019
0
7
4
11
2020
0
0
2
2
2021
1
3
1
5
2022
0
5
3
8
2023
1
7
3
11
2024
0
5
3
8
2025
0
0
3
3
2026
0
5
2
7
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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
2026-07-13
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-02
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-19
311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2026-05-06
HPD 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
2026-04-07
Boiler inspection
2025-12-03
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-25311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-08-10HPD 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
2026-07-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-19311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2026-05-06HPD 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
2026-04-07Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-16Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-03-27HPD 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
2022-03-02HPD 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
2021-07-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD 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
2020
2020-09-24Boiler inspection
2020-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-08Boiler inspection
2019-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-04HPD 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
2019-06-04HPD 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
2019-06-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2019-06-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-06-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-26311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2019-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-20Boiler inspection
2018-12-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
1989-09-19HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE DRIED SEWAGE REAR CELLAR.
1985
1985-09-13HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DEFECTIVE LEADER CAUSING FLOODING ADJACENT REAR YARD 239 VAN BUREN ST.
1985-09-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SCUPPER BOX TO RAIN LEADER REAR WALL BUILDING ROOF.
1985-09-13HPD class A: D26-16.03 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RAIN LEADER 1 STY ROOF EXTENSION TO 2 STY REAR BUILDING .
1985-09-13HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE STAGNANT WATER & DOG FECAL
1985-09-13HPD class C: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN CAST IRON LEADER PIPE 1 STY REAR ROOF EXTENSION ER1.
1982
1982-10-18HPD class B: D26-15.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES BATHROOM AND KITCHEN 3 STY APT 4 ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1982-10-18HPD class C: D26-15.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES BATHROOM AND KITCHEN 3 STY APT 4 ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1982-10-18HPD class C: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE BATHROOM 3 STY APT 4 ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1976
1976-09-16Deed — from IVAN E. IRIZARRY; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1968
1968-01-10Mortgage — from MAYERS ALMA; HANDY GLADYS L to SAPPIR BARNETT
1968-01-10Deed — from SAPPIR BARNETT to MAYERS ALMA; HANDY GLADYS L