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49 Shepherd Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3039120006 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP14
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class6
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed8
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 95. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-10.

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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)Fay Servicing LLC
Head officerEric Moore
Managing agentFay Servicing LLC
Last registered2024-08-26

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$825,000 $49,500
2026$785,000 $47,100
2027$832,000 $49,920

The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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

SubwayNorwood Av — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Shepherd Av — Q56 · 450 ft
Citi BikeJamaica Ave & Elton St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento
Middle: 661, 662. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

49 Shepherd Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FAY SERVICING LLC — 39 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B9 · C15 · D10 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
200 West 139 Street MN8 A
2517 Snyder Avenue BK3 F
450 Beach 69 Street QN3 C
9802 Glenwood Road BK2 C
171-24 104 Avenue QN2 D
95-09 88 Street QN2 D
33-29 108 Street QN2 C
30-11 Bessemund Avenue QN2 D
49 Shepherd Avenue BK2 D
125 Crystal Street BK2 B
1837 Victor Street BX2 C
22-47 Cornaga Avenue QN2 F
104-21 104 Street QN2 C
147-28 227 Street QN2 B
104-33 142 Street QN2 D
116-16 190 Street QN2 D
114-29 130 Street QN2 C
16-33 Weirfield Street QN2 B
173 Wood Avenue SI2 B
111-11 39 Avenue QN2 C
61-18 Parsons Boulevard QN2 D
88-36 Sabre Street QN2 C
936 Burke Avenue BX2 D
4411 Monticello Avenue BX2 C
62-68 Mt Olivet Crescent QN2 F
1331 East 103 Street BK1 B
118-02 202 Street QN1 B
954 Clove Road SI1 C
94-72 199 Street QN1 C
118-19 201 Place QN1 B
103-29 171 Street QN1 C
14 Giordan Court SI1 A
116-52 233 Street QN1 C
1847 Richmond Road SI1 C
116-38 Lincoln Street QN1 D
119 Richmond Hill Road SI1 B
33 Loring Avenue SI1 B
1519 East New York Avenue BK1 D
253 Father Capodanno Bl SI1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $82,500 on 2007-06-18 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-05Deed $650,000 — from MILLER, JEFFREY R ESQ. to RELIANT INCOME FUND LLC $650,000
2023-12-08Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $325,000
2007-06-18Mortgage $440,000 — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $440,000
2007-06-18Deed $550,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to PERALTA, EVELYN $550,000
2007-06-18Mortgage $82,500 — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $82,500
2005-04-27Mortgage $360,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $360,000
2004-04-09Mortgage $287,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $287,000
2001-05-21Mortgage $252,950 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to MORTGAGE ENTERPRISELTD $252,950
2000-04-05Mortgage $176,000 — from WILBERT, EDWARD P to BLAIR SERVICE OF AMERICA INC $176,000
1993-04-29Mortgage $139,850 — from BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE; ABBASS, MOHANEE to OLYMPIC EQUITY CORP $139,850
1991-09-10Mortgage $13,000 — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK $13,000
1989-02-15Mortgage $15,000 — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT L; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK $15,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
14
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800000
20190140014
202003003
2021290011
2022080311
202301304
202411608
202507007
202604004
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-27Eviction executed (1ST FLOOR)
2026-03-27Eviction executed (SECOND FLOOR)
2025-11-24HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-27Eviction executed (1ST FLOOR)
2026-03-27Eviction executed (SECOND FLOOR)
2025
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-08-07311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-08-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-08-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL
2025-06-20HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2025-05-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024
2024-06-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT: INSPECTOR OBSERVED AT CELLAR LEVEL INSTALLED WATER AND WASTE LINES FOR 3 PCS BATHROOM, RESIDENTIAL SINK. ALSO$12,500
2024-04-05PAT — from RELIANT INCOME FUND, LLC to FAY SERVICING, LLC
2024-04-05PAT — from PENTEX HOLDINGS. LLC to FAY SERVICING, LLC
2024-04-05Deed — from RELIANT INCOME FUND, LLC; RELIANT INCOME FUND, LLC to PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC; PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC
2024-04-05Deed — from RELIANT INCOME FUND, LLC; RELIANT INCOME FUND, LLC to PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC; PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC
2024-04-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024-02-13Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-01-05Deed $650,000 — from MILLER, JEFFREY R ESQ. to RELIANT INCOME FUND LLC$650,000
2023
2023-12-08Sold for $650,000$650,000
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-10-19Mortgage assigned — from US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC
2023-10-19Mortgage assigned — from PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC to RELIANT INCOME FUND, LLC
2022
2022-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2022-11-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-09311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-11-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-23311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-08-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-07-20311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2022-04-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-12-16311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2021-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2021-12-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS.PARTITION ERECTED CREATING ROOMS FOR LIVING $6,250
2021-12-15HPD class B: § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS TO S
2021-12-15HPD class B: § 9, 56, 193, 300, 302 M.D. LAW- ABOVE FRAME BUILDING HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO A MULTIPLE DWELLING AND IS NOW OCCUPIED
2021-12-15HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEA
2021-08-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1
2021-06-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONARY TREAD 2ND FROM BOTTOM AT STOOP
2021-04-21HPD 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
2021-01-14311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020
2020-12-16311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-09-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-05-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-10-02Eviction executed (1 FLOOR)
2019-09-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-09-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-07-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-07-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2019-07-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-07-12HPD 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
2019-07-10311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-07-10311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-07-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-07-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-07-10HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2019-07-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIME STONE TREAD, 2ND FROM THE BOTTOM AT STOOP
2019-07-10HPD class C: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ...ALL ELECTRIC FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT
2017
2017-06-21Mortgage assigned — from MART LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-NPL 1; UM ANK NA to U.S. BANK TRUST NA TT; IGLOO SERIES II TRUST
2015
2015-10-28Mortgage assigned — from LVS TITLE TRUST I; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to UM ANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; MART LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015 NPL1
2015-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT TREAD, 8TH FROM BOTTOM AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANC
2014
2014-01-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2013
2013-07-08Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2013-05-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2013-05-16311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-05-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2013-05-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2012
2012-12-11Mortgage satisfied — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2012-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-05-22DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-07-25Mortgage satisfied — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
2007-07-25Mortgage assigned — from AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
2007-06-18Mortgage $440,000 — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$440,000
2007-06-18Deed $550,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to PERALTA, EVELYN$550,000
2007-06-18Mortgage $82,500 — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$82,500
2005
2005-04-28Mortgage satisfied — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPNY
2005-04-27Mortgage $360,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY$360,000
2004
2004-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to MORTGAGE ENTERPRISE, LTD
2004-04-09Mortgage $287,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY$287,000
2001
2001-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2001-09-19Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ENTERPRISELTD to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2001-05-21Deed — from WILBERT, EDWARD P to HERNANDEZ, MARISOL
2001-05-21Mortgage $252,950 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to MORTGAGE ENTERPRISELTD$252,950
2001-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from WILBERT, EDWARD P to WHITMAN MORTGAGEE; BLAIR SERVICES OF AMERICA INC
2000
2000-06-23Mortgage assigned — from WHITMAN MORTGAGEE; BLAIR SERVICES OF AMERICA INC to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP
2000-04-05Deed — from BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE; ABBASS, MOHANEE to ABBASS, MOHANEE
2000-04-05Deed — from ABBASS, MOHANEE to WILBERT, EDWARD P
2000-04-05Mortgage $176,000 — from WILBERT, EDWARD P to BLAIR SERVICE OF AMERICA INC$176,000
2000-03-10Mortgage satisfied — from JOHNSON, DOLORES; JOHNSON, CURHBERT to CHEMICAL BANK
2000-02-29Mortgage satisfied — from ABBASS, MOHANEE; BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE to OLYMPIE EQUITY CORPORAITON
1997
1997-03-03Mortgage assigned — from J.I. KISLAK MORTGAGECORPORATION to NATIONSBANC MORTGAGECORPORATION
1995
1995-05-03Mortgage satisfied — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT; JOHNSON, DOLORES to PIONEER SAVINGS ANDLOAN ASSOCIATION
1995-04-17Deed — from BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE; ABBASS, MOHANEE to ABBASS, MOHANEE
1993
1993-04-29Deed — from JOHNSON, DELORES; JOHNSON, CUTHBERT LIII to ABBASS, MOHANEE; BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE
1993-04-29Mortgage $139,850 — from BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE; ABBASS, MOHANEE to OLYMPIC EQUITY CORP$139,850
1993-04-29Mortgage assigned — from OLYMPIC EQUITY CORP to J I KISLAK MTGE CORP
1993-04-29Mortgage satisfied — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT L; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK
1991
1991-09-10Mortgage $13,000 — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK$13,000
1989
1989-02-15Mortgage $15,000 — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT L; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK$15,000
1983
1983-01-04Deed — from ROTHMAN, WILLIAM F/REF; LYNCH, TYRONE/DEFS ETAL; JOYNER, AUGUSTUS/DEFS ET to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP
1977
1977-07-25Deed — from DE LA GUERRA LINDA; DE LA GUERRA CARLOS NOLBERTO; DE LA GUERRA CARLOS N to JOHNSON DELORES; JOHNSON CUTHBEST
1977-07-25Mortgage — from JOHNSON CUTHBEST; JOHNSON DOLORES to PIONEER SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
1973
1973-08-24Mortgage — from DELAGUERRA CARLOS N; DELAGUERRA LINDA to SPINOSO JOHN M; SPINOSO MARY
1973-08-22Deed — from SPINOSO JOHN M; SPINOSO MARY to DELAQUERRA LINDA; DELAQUERRA CARLOS N
1970
1970-02-11Deed — from SPINOSO MARY to SPINOSO JOHN M; SPINOSO MARY

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