A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 139.3. 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
6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-14.
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
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · SAFETY (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
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 (1901)
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)
47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC
Head officer
SHUHUI CHEN
Managing agent
ROL MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered
2026-07-24
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
$1,514,000
$90,840
2026
$1,518,000
$91,080
2027
$1,436,000
$86,160
The city's market estimate has fallen
5% 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
Ralph Av — C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Buffalo Av — B25 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Pl & Atlantic 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.
37 311 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: $945,000 on
2019-01-07 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2019-01-07
Mortgage $945,000 — from 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC to CATHAY BANK
$945,000
2019-01-07
AL&R $945,000 — from 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC to CATHAY BANK
$945,000
2018-04-25
Deed $800,000 — from MILLER, ESQ AS REFEREE, JEFFREY R to 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC
$800,000
2018-04-16
Sold for $800,000
$800,000
$400,000
2017-05-24
Deed $669,723 — from MILLER, AS REFEREE, JEFFREY to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$669,723
2017-03-30
Sold for $669,722
$669,722
$334,861
2006-07-01
Mortgage $412,500 — from BONES, EMILY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$412,500
2006-07-01
Deed $550,000 — from ELRINGTON, ALBERT; ELRINGTON, MARILYN to BONES, EMILY
$550,000
2006-07-01
Mortgage $50,000 — from BONES, EMILY to ELRINGTON, MARILYN; ELRINGTON, ALBERT
$50,000
2005-05-16
Deed $375,000 — from DEAN, GORDON S to ELRINGTON, MARILYN; ELRINGTON, ALBERT
$375,000
1988-12-20
Mortgage $70,000 — from DEAN, GORDON S to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$70,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
72
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
6
0
7
2018
1
0
2
0
3
2019
2
41
2
0
45
2020
0
4
0
0
4
2021
0
17
0
0
17
2022
0
1
0
1
2
2023
5
1
1
0
7
2024
2
68
0
2
72
2025
0
9
0
2
11
2026
0
4
0
2
6
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HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCKA AT METAL GATE AT FRONT YARD YARD
2026-03-19
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-17
Boiler inspection
2026-01-29
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-29
311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-07HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCKA AT METAL GATE AT FRONT YARD YARD
2026-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-17Boiler inspection
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2024-11-03HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL
2024-10-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-10-31Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-10-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2024-10-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-10-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-07-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT
2024-07-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT
2024-07-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINETS AT SOUTH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A
2024-07-28HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2024-07-28HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1
2024-07-28HPD 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 AT SOUTH LOCATED
2024-07-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUZZER INTERCOM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO RETURN BUZZER AT WEST WALL IN TH
2021-11-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WALLS ERECTED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING WITH WOOD DOOR AT 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL LEADING TO
2021-08-30HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING, NORTH, AND WEST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2021-08-24Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-08-24311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-07-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-09-17311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2020-07-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-05-14Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2019-05-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2019-05-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-05-14311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2019-05-14311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2019-05-14311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2019-05-14311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2019-05-14311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2019-05-14311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-05-14311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2019-05-14311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2019-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED BX CABLE AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KI
2019-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP
2019-05-14HPD class A: § 27-2041 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING UNIT T
2019-05-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL AND BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL TO ENTIRE APARTMEN
2019-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STOR
2019-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2019-05-13Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT