A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 73.5. 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), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4
’24–25
6
’25–26
2
’26–27
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Non (2) · Plumbing (1) · Noise (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1930)
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
$786,000
$353,700
2026
$943,000
$424,350
2027
$1,132,000
$509,400
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Buffalo Av — B25 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Pl & Atlantic Ave · 350 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.
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $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
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
16
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
0
4
2018
0
6
0
6
2019
0
1
0
1
2020
0
1
0
1
2021
0
2
0
2
2022
0
2
1
3
2023
0
4
0
4
2024
0
2
1
3
2025
1
12
1
14
2026
1
14
1
16
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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
2026-10-08
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND ALL CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT
2026-10-08
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-10-06
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-09-14
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-09-14
311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-08-21
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED A
2026-07-13
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04
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
2026-04-22
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-07
HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-04-07
HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-04-05
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-04-05
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-26
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-11
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-11
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-08HPD 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
2026-10-08HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND ALL CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT
2026-10-08HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-10-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED A
2026-07-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04HPD 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
2026-04-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-07HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-04-07HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-04-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-04-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-10-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-07-31311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2025-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-05-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-23HPD 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
2022-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD 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
2021-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09HPD 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
2012-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-12-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2011
2011-02-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-02-05311: HEATING — HEAT
2006
2006-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-02-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-10-21Job filed: Installation of sprinkler system. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.$17,300
2004-06-14Permit EW —
2004-05-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-03-03Agreement — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2004-03-03Agreement — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2003
2003-11-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-10-07Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'') to RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P.
2003-10-07SAGE — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P.
2003-10-07Agreement — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'')
2003-10-07Agreement — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'')
2003-10-07Mortgage $4,790,334 — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'')$4,790,334
2003-10-07Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK ( to RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P.
2003-09-23Job filed: Installation of sprinkler system. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$17,300
2003-09-23Job filed: Installation of sprinkler system. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$17,300
2003-09-23Job filed: Installation of sprinkler system. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$17,300
2003-08-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-11Job filed: Repave basement floor and renovate front stoop. No changes to uses, egress or occupancy.$8,000
2003-07-18HPD class B: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT
2003-07-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-09-11Job filed: INTERIOR REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUIL DING INCLUDING PLUMBING FIXTURE NEW BOILER,AND PARTITIONS.$450,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-05-02HPD class A: SECTION 27-2098 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
1991-09-21HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING HANDLE KNOBS AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG FROM STREET
1991-09-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK MASONRY TREADS AT ENTRANCE TO BLDG
1991-09-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING KNOBS ON ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG AND VESTIBULE TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL
1984
1984-04-27HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CLGS 2 STY APT 2R THRU OUT. LOCATED AT AP
1984-04-27HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ERODED & LOOSE BRICKWORK OF CHIMNEY ROOF REAR EAST.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEET ROCK CEILING AT CELLAR FRONT & REAR.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE HAND RAILS FRONT ENTRANCE STOOP.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION PUBLIC HALLS ALL STYS.
1984-04-13HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SIDING ON EXTERIOR REAR WALL ALL STYS.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM CELLAR REAR.
1984-04-13HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ERODED WOOD EXTERIOR SILLS WEST & 2ND FROM EXTERIOR WINDOW 3STY REAR OF BLDG.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF 2 & 3 STY PUBLIC HALL REFRIGERATOR.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BOTTOM SASH 2ND ROOM FROM FRONT 3 STY APT 3L. LOCATED AT APT 3L
1984-04-13HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALLS NEAR STAIRS PUBLIC HALLS ALL STYS.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1984-04-13HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1984-04-13HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COCK LOFT OPENING OF SCUTTLE TO ROOF 3RD STY.
1984-04-13HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT BOILER ROOM DOOR CELLAR REAR.
1984-04-13HPD class B: D26-19.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING CELLAR REAR.
1983
1983-09-08Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1980
1980-09-18Deed — from LEATHERS ROBERT D to SIMS WALTERS
1979
1979-11-07Deed — from CARUSO ROSE M to LEATHERS ROBERT D
1966
1966-06-23Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPART OF FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK DEP OF FINANCE; COUNTY OF NEW YOR to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF N Y; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YRK; CITY