A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-07.
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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (3) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Water System (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$29,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (3)
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)
DESSAN, LLC
Head officer
DESMOND RUSSELL
Managing agent
DESMOND RUSSELLL
Last registered
2025-11-01
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
$428,000
$192,600
2026
$450,000
$202,500
2027
$478,000
$215,100
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Church Av — 2 5 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / Troy Av — B35 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Church Ave & E 45 St · 350 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.
11 311 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: $467,882 on
2024-08-28 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-08-28
AL&R $700,000 — from DESSAN, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$700,000
2024-08-28
Mortgage $467,883 — from DESSAN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$467,883
2024-08-08
Agreement $700,000 — from DESSAN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
$700,000
2017-09-19
Mortgage $360,000 — from DESSAN, LLC to FLUSHING BANK
$360,000
2017-09-19
AL&R $360,000 — from DESSAN, LLC to FLUSHING BANK
$360,000
2002-01-28
Mortgage $270,000 — from ALEXANDER, SUSAN; RUSSELL, DESMOND to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
$270,000
1996-03-05
Mortgage $160,000 — from RICHARDSON, AUGUSTUS to GREENPOINT BANK
$160,000
1996-03-05
Mortgage $25,000 — from RICHARDSON, AUGUSTUS to WHITE, WINNIFRED; WHITE, EDSEL
$25,000
1985-11-26
Mortgage $17,000 — from WHITE, EDSEL M; WHITE, WINNIFRED to FIRST FEDL S&L ASSN
$17,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
15
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
1
2
4
1
11
2018
3
0
3
0
1
7
2019
0
1
1
0
1
3
2020
0
0
1
0
1
2
2021
0
0
9
0
1
10
2022
0
0
5
0
1
6
2023
0
0
4
0
2
6
2024
0
0
7
5
3
15
2025
0
0
1
0
3
4
2026
0
0
6
0
1
7
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311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-05-04
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
2026-04-13
Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY — grade A
2026-03-24
311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-01-30
311: Consumer Complaint — Third-Party Food Delivery Service
2026-05-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
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
2026-04-13Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY — grade A
2026-03-24311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-01-30311: Consumer Complaint — Third-Party Food Delivery Service
2025
2025-12-11Boiler inspection
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
2025-04-14Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
2025-01-22Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-11311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-11-25HPD 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
2024-10-18Boiler inspection
2024-09-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-08-28AL&R $700,000 — from DESSAN, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$700,000
2024-08-28TL&R — from FLUSHING BANK to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2024-08-28Mortgage $467,883 — from DESSAN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$467,883
2024-08-22311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2024-08-08Agreement $700,000 — from DESSAN LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP$700,000
2024-08-07311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-08-05Mortgage assigned — from FLUSHING BANK to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
2024-06-14311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2024-04-24Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY — grade P
2024-04-19Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY · mice evidence
2024-04-09HPD 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
2023
2023-12-04Boiler inspection
2023-12-02311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-11-17HPD 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
2023-05-04Restaurant inspection: BEST BITES RESTAURANT & BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
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
2023-02-16311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022
2022-11-14Boiler inspection
2022-11-04HPD 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
2022-02-23HPD 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
2022-02-23HPD 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
2021-04-08311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
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
2021-03-29311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2021-02-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-21311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2019
2019-11-25Boiler inspection
2019-10-29HPD 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
2019-09-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-11-07Boiler inspection
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
2018-08-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-07-31Job filed: FILING EXISTING WALK-IN BOX UNITS IN CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN.FILING NEW HVAC UNIT ON ROOF FOR RESTAURANT AND NEW CONDENSER UNIT ON ROOF FOR WA$17,000
2017-09-19Mortgage $360,000 — from DESSAN, LLC to FLUSHING BANK$360,000
2017-09-19AL&R $360,000 — from DESSAN, LLC to FLUSHING BANK$360,000
2017-07-25311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-05-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-05-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-05-03Job filed: FILING TO SHOW EXISTING SECURED STAINLESS STEEL WALK IN FREEZER BOX IN SIDE YARD WHICH IS ACCESSORY TO EXISTING RESTAURANT.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR$12,000
2017-03-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-18Mortgage satisfied — from RUSSELL, DESMOND; ALEXANDER, SUSAN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2017-01-18TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to ALEXANDER, SUSAN; RUSSELL, DESMOND
2016
2016-11-04HPD 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
2016-09-11311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-10-08HPD 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