A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 31.3. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
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
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Outdoor Dining (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Street Condition (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Graffiti (2).
Filed construction activity
$35,000 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 (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)
THE ESTATE OF VICTOR CASTILLO
Head officer
ALTAGRACIA CASTILLO
Managing agent
THE ESTATE OF VICTOR CASTILLO
Last registered
2026-07-16
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
$2,247,000
$1,011,150
2026
$1,800,000
$810,000
2027
$2,160,000
$972,000
The city's market estimate has fallen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Bedford Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / S 5 St — B32 Q59 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
S 4 St & Wythe Ave · 250 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.
32 311 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: $1,000,000 on
2008-04-25 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 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
2012-01-26
AL&R $2,347,479 — from CASTILLO & SONS, INC.; 615 EAST138TH STREET LLC; 761 BECK STREET CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A.
$2,347,479
2012-01-26
Agreement $2,347,479 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP.; 615 EAST138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO & SONS, INC. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A.
$2,347,479
2010-03-24
Agreement $765,990 — from CASTILLO & SONS INC; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR; 761 BECK STREET CORP to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK
$765,990
2009-09-28
Agreement $516,679 — from CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 615; CASTILLO, VICTOR; 761 BECK STREET CORP to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK
$516,679
2009-06-29
Agreement $170,601 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP; CASTILLO & SONS INC; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK
$170,601
2008-04-25
Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP.,; CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,650,000
2008-04-25
AL&R $1,650,000 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP.,; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR; CASTILLO & SONS, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,650,000
2008-04-25
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CASTILLO, VICTOR; CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 761 BECK STREET CORP., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
2008-04-25
AL&R $1,000,000 — from CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 761 BECK STREET CORP.,; CASTILLO, VICTOR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
Ten-year activity
100500
81
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
78
0
2
81
2018
0
0
20
0
1
21
2019
0
0
15
0
11
26
2020
1
0
4
0
0
5
2021
1
1
23
0
0
25
2022
0
0
26
0
0
26
2023
0
1
48
0
0
49
2024
0
1
14
1
0
16
2025
0
0
7
0
0
7
2026
0
0
8
0
1
9
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2024-10-12311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-10-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PARKING STRUCTURE INITIAL OBSERVATION REPORT FOR AN EXISTING PARKING STRUCTURE OR A PERIODIC INSPEC
2024-08-17311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-08-17311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-07-29311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2024-05-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-05-09311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2024-05-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-02-21Mortgage satisfied — from CASTILLO & SONS INC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK
2024-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-07311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-12-06311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-11-22HPD 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
2023-11-20311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-11-01311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-10-25311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-11-15HPD 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
2021-04-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
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
2021-04-05HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2021-04-05HPD 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
2021-04-05HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-04-05HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX ...
2021-04-05HPD 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
2021-04-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-04-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-03-26311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-03-14311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2021-03-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-03-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-09-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW DRAFT CURTAIN. NEW SPRINKLERS WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY BY PLUMBER THRU LAA DEPT. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS $35,000
2010-03-24Agreement $765,990 — from CASTILLO & SONS INC; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR; 761 BECK STREET CORP to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK$765,990
2009
2009-09-28Agreement $516,679 — from CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 615; CASTILLO, VICTOR; 761 BECK STREET CORP to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK$516,679
2009-09-04DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-29Agreement $170,601 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP; CASTILLO & SONS INC; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK$170,601
2008
2008-04-25Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP.,; CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,650,000
2008-04-25AL&R $1,650,000 — from 761 BECK STREET CORP.,; 615 EAST 138TH STREET LLC; CASTILLO, VICTOR; CASTILLO & SONS, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,650,000
2008-04-25Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CASTILLO, VICTOR; CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 761 BECK STREET CORP., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2008-04-25AL&R $1,000,000 — from CASTILLO & SONS, INC; 761 BECK STREET CORP.,; CASTILLO, VICTOR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2008-04-10CORR — from CASTILLO, VICTOR to KAISER, JOAN; RITHOLTZ, BEVERLY
2007
2007-10-18Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2007-10-02Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLYNO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY GAS VALVE WAS FILED UNDER APPL#301853144$3,000
2006
2006-07-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-04-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-04-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-12-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-10-12Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE ON 1ST FLOOR FOR EATING & DRINKING PLACE (U.G. 6).$30,000
2004-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
1976
1976-01-15Mortgage assigned — from KAISER JOAN to RITHOLTZ BEVERLY
1970
1970-12-15Mortgage — from CASTILLO VICTOR to RITHOLTZ BEVERLY; KAISER JOAN
1970-12-15Deed — from PECHINSKI JOSEPHINE to CASTILLO VICTOR