The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 3.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-15.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,335,009 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
No
Built before 1974 (2008)
Yes
Six or more residential units (83)
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)
GATES PLAZA HDFC
Head officer
ISMAEL FELICIANO
Managing agent
RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
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
$7,821,000
$3,519,450
2026
$8,120,000
$3,654,000
2027
$8,316,000
$3,742,200
The city's market estimate has risen
6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT
Building systems
Energy grade (LL33)
C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Central Av — B52 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Central Ave & Woodbine St · 750 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.
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
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: $11,854,000 on
2006-10-12 (lender: USA Acting By & Through The Secretary Of Hud), covering 7 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
2006-10-12
Deed $41,913 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY ITS HPD to GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM
$41,913
2006-10-12
Mortgage $11,854,000 — from GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to USA ACTING BY & THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF
$11,854,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
26
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
3
0
3
2018
0
0
10
0
10
2019
2
0
12
1
15
2020
0
2
12
1
15
2021
0
4
22
0
26
2022
0
2
16
1
19
2023
0
2
20
0
22
2024
0
3
17
1
21
2025
0
0
13
1
14
2026
0
0
3
1
4
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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
2026-02-11
311: Snow or Ice — Pedestrian Feature
2026-01-18
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-29
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD 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
2024-12-15HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FR
2024-12-15HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM
2024-12-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-20HPD 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
2023-07-01HPD 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
2023-07-01HPD 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
2023-07-01HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 8th APARTMENT FR
2023-07-01HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 8th APARTMENT FROM
2023-04-22DOB violation EARCX: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2022
2023-03-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023-03-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-02-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-01DOB violation EGRADE: FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
2022-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-23HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY,
2022-11-23HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM S
2022-11-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-11-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2022-10-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-10-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-10-28311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2022-10-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER, EXCEEDING THE ALLOWED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES F IN T
2022-10-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-05-07City emergency repair (OMO): division nyc - ''essential hpd emergency operations service work'' install hinges to make door self-closing arrange and $250
2021-04-21HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6R, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT
2021-04-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-02HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6
2021-04-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-02311: Elevator — Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property
2021-03-01311: Elevator — Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property
2021-03-01311: Elevator — Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property
2021-03-01311: Elevator — Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property
2021-03-01311: Elevator — Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property
2021-02-27311: Elevator — Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property
2021-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-12-28City emergency repair (OMO): install hinges to make door self-closing at apartment entrance located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 6th apartment from west at $165
2020-11-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3
2020-11-10HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3
2020-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-11-19Elevator permit: Furnish and install components and software providing Door Monitor Circuitry to existing controller. -All work to comply with AS$15,000
2019-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-08-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK.$1,335,009
2019-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST
2019-01-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2019-01-24Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-01-24Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2010-04-22311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2010-04-14Job filed: APPLICATION OF CLEAR COAT SEALER ENTIRE BUILDING$5,000
2010-04-14Job filed: APPLICATION OF CLEAR COAT SEALER ENTIRE BUILDING$5,000
2010-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-03-27DOB violation E:
2009-03-27DOB violation E:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-02-01Job filed: SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM FILE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB #301881435. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$1,000
2007
2007-07-16Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD 169' L BY 65' HIGH AT 1245 GATES AVENUE. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY FILED ON THIS APPLICATION.
2007-07-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS FOR NB CONSTRUCTION FILED SEPARATELY UNDER APP # 301881435. SIDEWALK. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGR
2006
2006-10-12Deed $41,913 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY ITS HPD to GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM$41,913
2006-10-12Mortgage $11,854,000 — from GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to USA ACTING BY & THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF$11,854,000
2006-10-11SAGE — from GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM
2006-10-11Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM
2006-10-11Agreement — from GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to CITY OF NEW YORK
2006-10-11SAGE — from GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM
2006-07-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB # 301881435. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$128,000
2006-06-27Job filed: New Sidewalk paving plan in conjunction with # 301881435
2004
2004-12-22Job filed: NB
2001
2001-06-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDIG DEFECT IS: SCUTTLE TO ROOF: STEEL LADDER IS LOOSE AT TOP. REMEDY: MAINTAIN BUILDING SECURE TOP OF LAD$180
2000
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CURB
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CURB
2000-11-20Job filed: NEW CURB CUT
2000-06-07Job filed: NB
2000-06-07Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-05-16Job filed: NB
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-29SMIS — from NYC HPD to BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME; BUENA VIDA CORPORATION
1999-12-29SMIS — from NYC HPD to BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-11-24Deed — from NYC, HPD; NYC, HPD to BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME; BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSIN
1998-11-24Agreement — from NYC HPD; NYC, HPD to BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME; BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSIN
1998-11-24Agreement — from NYC HPD; NYC, HPD to BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME; BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSIN
1998-11-24Deed — from NYC, HPD; NYC, HPD to BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME; BUENA VIDA CORPORATION; BUENA VIDA NURSIN
1998-09-01Permit DM — ISSUED
1998-08-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-07-22Permit DM — ISSUED
1998-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-08-29CODP — from BUSHWICK II URBAN RENEWAL AREA 3RD AMNDE
1996
1996-09-19DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
1992-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-12-19DOB complaint, category ?
1990-01-18DOB complaint, category ?
1990-01-03DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1971
1971-03-04Mortgage — from FINAMORE RICHARD to LASALA GASPARE
1971-03-04Deed — from LASALA GASPARE to FINAMORE RICHARD