The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 9.1. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
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: Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · GENERAL (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Illegal Dumping (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)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)
79 HANSON PLACE HDFC
Head officer
JAMES DAWKINS
Managing agent
JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered
2025-08-11
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
$3,113,000
$1,400,850
2026
$3,366,000
$1,514,700
2027
$3,944,000
$1,774,800
The city's market estimate has risen
27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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
Lafayette Av — C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Fulton St — G · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / South Portland Av — B25 B26 B52 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
S Portland Ave & Hanson Pl · 150 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: $28,250 on
2008-11-03 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-04-19
RPTT&RET $19,475 — from CATES, STEVEN to 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
$19,475
2024-04-11
Sold for $19,475
$19,475
$2,434
2011-12-12
RPTT&RET $6,804 — from JACKSON , MAEDELL to 79 HANSON PLACE HDFC
$6,804
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ETHRIDGE, DAVID
$2,500
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $12,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to REYES, XIOMARA
$12,500
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ALICEA, ANA; DAWKINS, JAMES
$2,500
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to HERNANDEZ, JESUS
$2,500
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to WALKER, DANYALE C
$2,500
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CATES, STEVEN A
$2,500
2008-11-21
RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to GALLART, SONIA; GALLART, PABLO
$2,500
2008-11-03
Mortgage $28,250 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$28,250
2008-11-03
Mortgage $940,000 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
$940,000
2008-11-03
Mortgage $219,838 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
$219,838
2008-11-03
Deed $1,215,588 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to 79 HANSON PLACE HDFC
$1,215,588
2008-11-03
Agreement $968,250 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$968,250
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
13
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
0
1
4
2018
0
0
0
1
1
2019
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
5
0
1
6
2021
0
6
0
1
7
2022
0
5
0
1
6
2023
0
12
0
1
13
2024
1
4
3
3
11
2025
0
3
0
1
4
2026
0
1
0
1
2
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2026-09-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-06-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2025-11-25311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2025-01-15Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-08-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-08-12311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-07-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2024-04-25Boiler inspection
2024-04-19RPTT&RET $19,475 — from CATES, STEVEN to 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT$19,475
2024-04-11Sold for $19,475$19,475
2024-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-09-29311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-09-29311: Water Maintenance — Leak
2023-09-26311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-05-02HPD 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
2023-05-02HPD 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
2023-05-02HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT CELLAR
2023-05-02HPD 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
2023-04-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2023-04-22311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2023-04-22311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2023-03-15Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-09HPD 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
2022-04-04Boiler inspection
2022-02-25HPD 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
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
2021-09-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-12Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-18HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL AT KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8,
2020-12-18HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2020-12-18HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT
2020-12-18HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2020-07-29Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-09Boiler inspection
2019-09-25311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-06-13Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-24HPD 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
2017-08-04Boiler inspection
2017-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FRO
2017-01-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8,
2016
2016-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY