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 72.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and
15% 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
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Blocked Driveway (8) · Rodent (4) · Encampment (3) · Drug Activity (2) · Graffiti (1).
Filed construction activity
$405,800 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (12 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)
203 IRVING REALTY LLC
Head officer
STEPHEN C FICANO
Managing agent
STEPHEN FICANO MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-10-08
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
$950,000
$427,500
2026
$1,013,000
$455,850
2027
$1,229,000
$553,050
The city's market estimate has risen
29% 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.
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
DeKalb Av — L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Knickerbocker Av — M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / Stanhope St — B13 · 650 ft
Citi Bike
Irving Ave & Harman St · 200 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.
28 311 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.
2019-09-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-09-03Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2019-09-03Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-08-13Job filed: FACADE REPAIR, CRACK FILL, THOROCOAT, STONE REPAIR, AND CORNICE AND REAR FIRE ESCAPE TO BE PAINTED AS PER PLAN. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EG$10,000
2019-06-22311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2019-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-01-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-01-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2019-01-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Safety Netting/Guard Rails - Damaged/Inadequate/None (6 Stories/75 Feet Or Less)
2019-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-12-04Boiler inspection
2018-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2018-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2018-06-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-24Boiler inspection
2017-10-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-08-31311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-03-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-03-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-10-07Job filed: HEREWITH FILING FOR INTERIOR ALTERATION AS INDICATED ON PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$75,000
2010-11-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-07-28311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2010-07-01311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2010-02-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2010-02-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2009
2009-11-17Deed — from FICANO, STEPHEN C to 203 IRVING REALTY LLC
2009-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008
2008-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-03-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2003
2003-06-23DEEDO — from FICANO, STEPHEN to FICANO, STEPHEN C
1988
1988-06-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECTIS: CEILING AT REAR OF 1ST FLOOR LOOSE DEFECTIVE (WATER DAMAGE EVIDENT) REMEDY: MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPA
1986
1986-10-07VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1986-07-07Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1984
1984-09-26Mortgage satisfied — from FICANO, STEPHEN; FICANO, JENNIE to ITALO-AMERICAN FEDLCR U
1980
1980-04-07Deed — from FICANO STEPHEN to FICANO STEPHEN
1979
1979-10-29Mortgage — from FICANO STEPHEN; FICANO JENNIE to ITALO AMERICAN FEDL CREDIT UNION
1977
1977-02-10Mortgage — from FICANO STEPHEN; FICANO JENNIE to FIOR DI MARSALA FED CREDIT UNION
1975
1975-01-23Mortgage — from FICANO STEPHEN to FIOR DI MARSALA CREDIT UNION
1968
1968-08-13Mortgage — from FICANO STEPHEN to CASCIO VINCENZA
1966
1966-12-21Deed — from CASCIO JOSEPH to FICANO JOSEPH
1966-12-21Mortgage — from FICANO STEPHEN to DIGREGORIO VINCENZA
1966-06-06Mortgage assigned — from TAMBURO FANNY to DIGREGORIO VINCENZA