A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11206, 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
Open HPD violations
12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-20.
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.
What 311 hears from this address
47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Derelict Vehicles (9) · Food Poisoning (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
Filed construction activity
$3,000 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 (1931)
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)
87 Central Ave Corp
Head officer
Wilbert Alvarez
Managing agent
89 Central Ave Corp
Last registered
2026-07-28
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
$1,077,000
$484,650
2026
$862,000
$387,900
2027
$962,000
$432,900
The city's market estimate has fallen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Morgan Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Jefferson St — B60 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
Central Ave & Melrose St · 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.
47 311 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: $100,000 on
1997-12-02 (lender: Martinez, Herminio Velez). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1997-12-02
Mortgage $100,000 — from ALVAREZ, WILBERTO to MARTINEZ, HERMINIO VELEZ
$100,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
84
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
0
1
16
0
5
22
2018
0
0
10
0
9
19
2019
3
0
74
2
5
84
2020
0
0
9
0
2
11
2021
0
0
8
0
2
10
2022
0
1
30
0
3
34
2023
0
0
3
0
5
8
2024
0
0
20
0
3
23
2025
0
0
28
0
3
31
2026
0
0
6
0
4
10
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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
2026-04-27
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-04-10
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-26
Boiler inspection
2026-03-12
311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2026-01-22
311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-12-14
311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2025-11-18
HPD 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
2025-10-24
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-08-21311: Encampment — N/A
2026-07-30Bedbug 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
2025-12-14311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2025-11-18HPD 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
2025-06-09HPD 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
2023-11-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-10-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-06-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-04-14Boiler inspection
2023-03-21HPD 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
2022-02-23HPD 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
2021-04-07HPD 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
2018-10-16HPD 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
2018-09-14311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2015-09-24Job filed: PROPOSED FILING AS PER PLAN AS BUILT CONDITION IN CELLAR FLOOR TO CURED VIOLATION#34535979J, NO CHANGE USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2010-05-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2010-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT NOTED:@ REAR OF PREMISES AN EXTENTION APPROX 20'X30'X10'H AND 20'X12'X30'H HAS BEEN CREATED OPENING UP THE EXISTIN
2010-05-15DOB violation C:
2010-05-15DOB violation C: WORK W/OUT PERMIT
2010-05-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ALTERED/CHANGED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C OF O AS PER 28-118.3.1 28-118.3.2 NOTED:AN EXTENSION APPROX 20X30X10 H AND 20X12X30 H $1,000
2010-05-07311: Tattooing — Tattoo Artist Unlicensed
2010-05-07311: Tattooing — Tattoo Artist Unlicensed
2010-04-12311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2010-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-07311: Tattooing — Tattoo Artist Unlicensed
2010-04-07311: Tattooing — Tattoo Artist Unlicensed
2010-03-02311: Tattooing — Tattoo Artist Unlicensed
2010-02-05311: Tattooing — Tattoo Artist Unlicensed
2010-02-05311: Tattooing — Minor Received Tattoo
2009
2009-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-16ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATING CONDITION OF ECB#34535978H IN THAT 2 EXTRA ROOMS HAVE BE
2007-01-03ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATING CONDITION OF ECB #34535978H IN THAT 2 EXTRA ROOMS HAVE B
2006
2006-08-25ECB Hazardous violation: WORKING W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED:PARTITIONS ERECTED AT CELLAR CREATING2 EXTRA ROOMS W/ PLUMBING LINES RUN FOR KITCHEN SINK & 3 PC
2006-08-25ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALT FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THEN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES. C OF O #110651 INDICATES CELLAR AS NOR$7,550
2006-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2006-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-12-02Mortgage $100,000 — from ALVAREZ, WILBERTO to MARTINEZ, HERMINIO VELEZ$100,000
1997-12-02Deed — from MARTINEZ, HERMINIO VELEZ to ALVAREZ, WILBERTO
1997-10-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERBOARD CEILING THRU OUT CELLAR.
1997-10-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2044 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY EAST APT 2R.
1997-10-23HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS THRU OUT 2 STY NORTH APT 2L. , SECTION
1997-10-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC TILE FLOOR 2 STY EAST APT 2R BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 2R
1997-10-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES CEILING THRU OUT CELLAR.
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL 3 STY NORTH APT 3L KITCHEN. , S
1988-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN & SHOWERHEAD 3 STY NORTH APT 3L BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1988-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL 3 STY NORTH APT 3L REAR PRIVATE
1988-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MILDEW ON WALLS 3 STY NORTH APT 3L BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1988-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 3 STY NORTH APT 3L COLON. , SECTION '' ''
1988-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS 3 STY NORTH APT 3L. , SECTION '' ''
1987
1987-08-20HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES 3RD STY APT 3L. , SECTION '' ''
1977
1977-12-20Mortgage — from MARTINEZ HERMINIO V to CITIBANK NA
1974
1974-12-06Mortgage — from MARTINEZ HERMINIO V to FIRST NATL CITY BANK
1972
1972-06-14Deed — from MAROTTA ANGELINA to MARTINEZ HERMINIO V
1972-06-14Mortgage — from MARTINEZ HERMINIO V to MAROTTA ANGELINA