A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 84.4. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (22) · Abandoned Vehicle (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Snow or Ice (2) · Derelict Vehicles (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
No
Built before 1974 (2005)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
WEST 4TH REALTY CORP
Head officer
LYNN MOLFETTA
Managing agent
CPA Building Management
Last registered
2025-07-03
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
$2,292,000
$1,031,400
2026
$2,565,000
$1,154,250
2027
$2,052,000
$923,400
The city's market estimate has fallen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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
Avenue P — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bay Pkwy — N · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
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.
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
2025-02-16HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-02-16HPD 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
2025-02-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES IN THE KITCHEN LOCA
2025-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING INSIDE CLOSET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th ST
2025-01-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2025-01-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK POINTING AT WEST EXTERIOR FACADE BUILDING FRONT , 4th STORY
2025-01-21HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-01-21HPD 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
2025-01-21HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2025-01-21HPD 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
2025-01-21HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2025-01-21HPD 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
2025-01-21HPD 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
2025-01-21HPD 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
2025-01-21HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2025-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2025-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 5th STORY,
2025-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-04HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-11-14311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2014-06-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2014-06-10311: Street Sign - Missing — Other/Unknown
2008-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from VENTURA, CARLO to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA SUCCESSOR BY ; F/K/A THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF BROOKLYN ; TO THE
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-12-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-12-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST'N OPERATIONS.UPON INSP AT ABOVE PROPERTY BUILDING WAS ERECTED TO ROOF, AT$1,000
2005-12-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-12-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-12-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-08-25Permit NB — ISSUED
2005-06-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT BUILDING AND SPRINKLER WATER SERVICE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION NUMBER # 301878378$2,000
2005-06-18DOB complaint, category ?
2005-04-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-04-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2005-04-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-03-08Job filed: NB
2005-01-14ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY DEMOLITION OPERATION UPON INSPECTION OF ABOVE PROPERTY DEMOLITION COMPLETED D$1,500
2005-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
2005-01-06Permit DM — ISSUED
2005-01-06Permit DM — ISSUED
2005-01-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-01-05Job filed: Builder's pavement plan checklist submit ted herewith for total lot fron 40.00 linear feet on West 4th Street BNP 05-15
2005-01-05Job filed: NB
2005-01-05Job filed: NB
2005-01-05Job filed: NB
2004
2004-12-10Job filed: DM
2004-12-10Job filed: DM
2004-11-05PAT — from VENTURA, CARL0; VENTURA, CARL AKA to BRODY, BRIAN
2004-11-05Deed $680,000 — from VENTURA, CARL; VENTURA, CARLO AKA to WEST 4TH REALTY LLC$680,000