A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and
13% 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
14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2001-06-22.
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.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Litter Basket Complaint (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).
Filed construction activity
$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. 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 (1857)
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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,417,000
$205,020
2026
$3,438,000
$206,280
2027
$3,848,000
$230,880
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
38 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on
2018-08-13 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2018-08-13
Mortgage $800,000 — from 229 DEKALB LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$800,000
2018-08-13
AL&R $800,000 — from 229 DEKALB LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$800,000
2009-05-20
Mortgage $230,000 — from MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to 229 DEKALB MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES
$230,000
2004-12-03
DEEDO $85,236 — from PRIEST, MARIADELE to MCMICKENS, CHARLES M
$85,236
2004-12-03
Mortgage $85,236 — from MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
$85,236
2004-12-03
Agreement $250,000 — from MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
$250,000
1999-01-20
Mortgage $196,000 — from PRIEST, MARIADELE M; MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to GREENPOINT BANK
$196,000
1999-01-20
Mortgage $40,000 — from PRIEST, MARIADELE; MCMICKENS, CHARLES to NAPHTALI ENTERPRISES, INC.
$40,000
1997-05-19
Mortgage $154,000 — from NAPHTALI ENTERPRISESINC to GREENPOINT BANK
$154,000
1993-05-03
Mortgage $125,000 — from BACKAS,LEONARD STEADMOND to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
$125,000
1988-02-18
Mortgage $100,000 — from LEONARD & LEONARD INC to CITIBANK NA
$100,000
1986-06-18
Mortgage $75,000 — from BACKAS, LEONARD to BENEFICIAL NY INC
$75,000
1984-11-16
Mortgage $3,800 — from BARKAS, LEONARD to MARSHAL VENDING INC
$3,800
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
34
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
3
1
1
5
2018
0
0
11
5
3
19
2019
0
0
6
0
2
8
2020
0
0
18
0
0
18
2021
0
0
7
0
0
7
2022
0
0
4
0
0
4
2023
0
3
7
0
0
10
2024
0
0
4
0
0
4
2025
2
3
13
0
0
18
2026
0
0
33
0
1
34
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HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2026-09-23
HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2026-09-23
HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2026-09-23HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2026-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2026-09-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2026-09-22Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2026-09-22Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-09-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2025-10-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: : FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SUMMONS$6,250
2025-10-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-06311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-10-02311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-09-29311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-09-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-09-22311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-25311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-06-01311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-05-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-27Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2025-03-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $9,000
2025-03-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2023-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) /APPURTENANCES ; ATOI OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE #3 (REAR OF STRUCTURE) PARAPET WALL SUPPORTING COR$2,500
2023-05-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2021-04-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2021-04-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2021-04-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2021-01-12311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2020
2020-10-09HPD 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
2020-10-07HPD class A: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN CODE: CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CERAMIC TILES WITH GROUTED JOINTS OF VISIBLE MOLD AT EA
2020-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY
2020-10-07HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY
2020-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY
2020-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2020-10-07HPD 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
2020-10-07HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN
2020-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN
2020-10-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-10-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-09-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-09-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-07-30311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2009-05-20Mortgage $230,000 — from MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to 229 DEKALB MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES$230,000
2009-05-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPERESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2008
2008-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-02-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-03AL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB to MCMICKENS, CHARLES M
2004-12-03DEEDO $85,236 — from PRIEST, MARIADELE to MCMICKENS, CHARLES M$85,236
2004-12-03Mortgage satisfied — from PRIEST, MARIADELE M; MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to NAPHTALI ENTERPRISES INC
2004-12-03Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2004-12-03Mortgage $85,236 — from MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$85,236
2004-12-03Agreement $250,000 — from MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$250,000
2004-12-03TL&R — from PRIEST, MARIADELE M; MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to GREENPOINT BANK
2004-07-23DEEDO — from PRIEST, MARIADELE to MCMICKENS, CHARLES
2004-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: NOTED INSTALLING AT NEW STORE FRONT AT FRONT & SIDE STOP ALL WORK MAKE AREA SAFE REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT. CAL$2,500
2004-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-06-22HPD class B: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY
2001-05-31DOB violation LANDMK:
2000
2000-11-28DOB violation LANDMK:
1999
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-08-30DOB violation LANDMK:
1999-02-23Mortgage satisfied — from NAPHTALI ENTERPRISESINC. to GREENPOINT BANK
1999-01-20PAT — from PRIEST, MARIADELE to MCMICKENS, CHARLES M
1999-01-20Deed — from NAPHTALI ENTERPRISESINC to PRIEST, MARADELE; MC MICKENS, CHARLES
1999-01-20Mortgage assigned — from PRIEST, MARIADELE M; MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to GREENPOINT BANK
1999-01-20Mortgage $196,000 — from PRIEST, MARIADELE M; MCMICKENS, CHARLES M to GREENPOINT BANK$196,000
1999-01-20Mortgage $40,000 — from PRIEST, MARIADELE; MCMICKENS, CHARLES to NAPHTALI ENTERPRISES, INC.$40,000
1997
1997-08-20Mortgage satisfied — from BACKAS, LEONARD STEADMOND to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1997-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
1997-05-19Mortgage $154,000 — from NAPHTALI ENTERPRISESINC to GREENPOINT BANK$154,000
1997-05-19Deed — from BACKUS, LEONARD STEADMOND to NAPHTALI ENTERPRISEINC
1997-05-19Mortgage assigned — from NAPHTALI ENTERPRISESINC to GREENPOINT BANK
1993
1993-05-03Mortgage $125,000 — from BACKAS,LEONARD STEADMOND to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$125,000
1993-05-03Mortgage satisfied — from LEONARD & LEONARD INC to CITIBANK NA
1993-04-06Deed — from LEONARD & LEONARD INC to BACKUS,LEONARD STEADMOND
1990
1990-10-15DOB violation LANDMK:
1990-10-15DOB violation LANDMRK:
1988
1988-03-10Mortgage satisfied — from BACKAS, LEONARD to BENEFICIAL NEW YORKINC
1988-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from BACKAS, LEONARD to DEKA HOLDING CORP
1988-02-18Deed — from BACKAS, LEONARD to LEONARD & LEONARD INC
1988-02-18Mortgage $100,000 — from LEONARD & LEONARD INC to CITIBANK NA$100,000
1988-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from BACKAS, LEONARD to VENDING, MARSHALL INC
1987
1987-04-01Mortgage satisfied — from BACKAS, LEONARD to DEKA HOLDING CORP
1986
1986-06-18Mortgage $75,000 — from BACKAS, LEONARD to BENEFICIAL NY INC$75,000
1984
1984-11-16Mortgage $3,800 — from BARKAS, LEONARD to MARSHAL VENDING INC$3,800
1982
1982-04-21Mortgage assigned — from DEKA HOLDING CORP. to JOHNSON, SHERWIN
1980
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES
1979
1979-10-18Mortgage — from BACKAS LEONARD to DEKA HOLDING CORP
1979-10-18Deed — from DEKA HOLDING CORP to BACKAS LEONARD
1973
1973-02-21Mortgage assigned — from 229 DEKALB RLTY CORP to WALSH JAMES; WALSH LORETTA
1972
1972-11-17Mortgage — from DEKA HOLDING CORP to 229 DEKALB RLTY CORP
1972-11-17Deed — from 229 DEKALB REALTY CORP to DEKA HOLDING CORP
1970
1970-03-11Mortgage — from 229 DEKALB RLTY CORP to WALSH FRANK