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 74. 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
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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (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 (1899)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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)
63 VAN BUREN DEVELOPMENT LLC
Head officer
RONEN BEN-JOSEF
Managing agent
PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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
$1,583,000
$94,980
2026
$1,933,000
$115,980
2027
$2,219,000
$133,140
The city's market estimate has risen
40% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2013 (0 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
Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Lafayette Av — B43 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Greene Ave & Throop 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.
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $815,000 on
2015-12-03 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-12-03
Mortgage $815,000 — from 63 VAN BUREN DEVELOPMENT LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$815,000
2015-03-16
Deed $695,000 — from BLOUNT, INEZ to 63 VAN BUREN DEVELOPMENT LLC
$695,000
1994-05-24
Mortgage $19,607 — from BLOUNT, HATTIE to FORD CONSUMER FINANCE CO. INC.
$19,607
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
22
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
3
4
2018
7
0
3
10
2019
5
0
17
22
2020
6
0
2
8
2021
6
0
1
7
2022
16
0
2
18
2023
1
1
2
4
2024
17
0
2
19
2025
6
0
2
8
2026
0
0
1
1
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2025-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-10-30311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-10-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-10-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING AT CLOSET SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2024-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING AT 1st BASEMENT FROM NORTH AT WEST
2024-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st S
2024-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APA
2024-06-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-06-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-06-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-06-10HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2024-06-06Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-06-06311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-05-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-05-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-05-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-05-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-01-10311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-01Mortgage assigned — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to BJGH FINANCE, LLC
2022
2022-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2022-03-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCA
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
2021-05-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-27Bedbug 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
2021-01-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-12-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-11-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-11-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-22HPD 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
2018-09-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-11-16HPD 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
2016-05-05311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2015
2015-12-03Mortgage $815,000 — from 63 VAN BUREN DEVELOPMENT LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$815,000
2015-10-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-14HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-05-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-05-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-27Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING THREE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND INSTALL NEW BOILERS AND REMOVE EXISTING OIL TANK FROM THE CELLAR AS PER PLANS$135,000
2015-03-16Deed $695,000 — from BLOUNT, INEZ to 63 VAN BUREN DEVELOPMENT LLC$695,000
2015-03-10Mortgage satisfied — from BLOUNT, HATTIE to RBS CITIZENS N.A.; FORD CONSUMER FINANCE COMPANY INC
2014
2014-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-21Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE INC to RBS CITIZENS
2013-07-09Deed — from OWENS, SHARON; HOLLOWAY, ROBERT; ESTATE OF LENA B. WILLIAMS to BLOUNT, INEZ