The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.7. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and
15% 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
Open HPD violations
27 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-20.
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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (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 (1931)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
1444 Gates Ave Realty LLC
Head officer
JOHN FIGUEROA
Managing agent
TRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-09-02
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
$1,191,600
$536,220
2026
$973,000
$437,850
2027
$1,135,000
$510,750
The city's market estimate has fallen
5% 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
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Knickerbocker Av — B52 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Linden St & Knickerbocker Ave · 400 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.
4 311 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.
2024-04-10HPD 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
2024-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
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
2023-04-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-03-23HPD 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
2022
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-10-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-08-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-17Boiler inspection
2022-02-24HPD 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
2022-02-24HPD 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
2021-12-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-12-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-12-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-04-09HPD 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
2020-05-17311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-30HPD 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
2018-10-17HPD 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
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-03-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-11-22HPD 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
2017-09-28City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8463050b-7000b method
2017-09-14City emergency repair (OMO): as per hpd's lead abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as pe$1,073
2017-07-12HPD 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
2017-07-12HPD 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 MISS
2017-07-12HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2017-07-12HPD 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
2017-07-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL BOTTOM OF BASIN CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2017-07-12HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST
2017-07-12HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2017-07-12HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST A
2017-07-12HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2017-07-12HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE 1st RISER FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED A
2016-12-01Deed — from FIGUEROA, JOHN to 1444 GATES AVENUE LLC
2016-11-09HPD 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
2016-08-16HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2016-08-16HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2016-06-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2015
2015-12-14HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2015-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2015-11-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2015-11-18HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , DOOR LOCK AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2015-11-18HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
2015-11-18HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APAR
2015-11-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERIOR GLASS AT WINDOW LOWER SASH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY,
2015-11-17City emergency repair (OMO): apt 1r ktch.>>>>> replace with new the broken lower sash window glass pane. contact # 347-282-7656 moises rodriguez;$400
2015-11-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH GLASS PANE AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE KITCHEN LOCA
2015-10-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2015-10-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STO
2015-10-05HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2015-10-03311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2015-10-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2015-10-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2015-10-03Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2010-09-30City emergency repair (HWO): properly install 6 new wood balusters at public hall stairs 1st story. at the time of this invitation to bid, it is not $333
2010-09-20City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut
2010-09-03City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut
2010-09-02City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut
2010-09-01City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$17
2010-08-31311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2010-08-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2010-08-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2010-08-31311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2010-08-31Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-08-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2010-08-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-08-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-08-02City emergency repair (HWO): as per hpd's lead abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as pe$2,094
2010-07-28City emergency repair (HWO): as per hpd's lead abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as pe
2010-06-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RISER FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1
2010-06-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RISER FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2010-06-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2010-05-24HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2008
2008-08-07City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 10 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$51
2008-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2008-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2008-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2008-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2008-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-01-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-11-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-03-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-03-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2003-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-11-12ECB Hazardous violation: W3ORK WITHOUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED IN APT 1L,2R,2L.3R,3L. ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATERS INSTALLED IN CLOSETS IN KITCHEN AREA, NO PERMIT$800
2002-08-07Job filed: REPLACE KITCHEN IN APT 1L SEAL HALL WINDOWS AT 1ST 2ND FLOOR NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPACNY OR USEL$3,000
2002-08-07Job filed: REPLACE KITCHEN IN APT 1L SEAL HALL WINDOWS AT 1ST 2ND FLOOR NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPACNY OR USEL$3,000
2002-05-15ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT : WORK NOTED : REMOVED GAS LINE AND RELOCATE KITCHEN IN APT 1L AT 1ST STORY LEFT (2) FOUR WINDOWS CREATED IN FIR$800
2002-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-09-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
1984
1984-12-28Deed — from SEGRETTI, JOSEPHINE to FIGUEROA, JOHN
1983
1983-09-26VAC — from NEW YORK CITY to VACATE ORDER
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1966
1966-08-10Mortgage — from SEGRETTE JOSEPHINE to BOBLINN REALTY CORP
1966-08-10Deed — from BOLLINN REALTY CORP to SEGRETTI JOSEPHINE