The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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: Dirty Condition (2) · Lead (1) · Missed Collection (1).
Filed construction activity
$530,710 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (2)
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)
RUCIGAY PREMISES TRUST
Head officer
JOHN D RUCIGAY
Managing agent
JOHN D RUCIGAY
Last registered
2025-07-10
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
$859,000
$51,540
2026
$994,000
$59,640
2027
$1,078,000
$64,680
The city's market estimate has risen
25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2018 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Forest Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Halsey St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Forest Av — Q55 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike
71 Ave & Myrtle Ave · 200 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,000 on
2015-09-25 (lender: Sita, Ioan). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-09-25
Mortgage $75,000 — from RUCIGAY PREMISES TRUST to SITA, IOAN
$75,000
Ten-year activity
20100
11
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
1
5
1
2
11
2018
0
0
1
0
2
3
2019
0
0
0
0
1
1
2020
0
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
0
3
0
1
4
2022
0
0
2
0
1
3
2023
0
2
1
0
1
4
2024
0
0
2
0
1
3
2025
0
0
4
0
2
6
2026
0
0
0
0
1
1
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2017-06-07Mortgage satisfied — from JOHN D. RUCIGAY AS TRUSTEE OF THE RUCIGA to SPEER, STEPHEN; SITA, IOAN
2017-05-28311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-05-28311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-05-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-05-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2016
2016-12-21Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#421317382, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FIRE SU$3,000
2016-12-16311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-08-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-08-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS SHOWN ON PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$209,455
2016-08-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS SHOWN ON PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$209,455
2016-08-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-16Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING PLANS FILED FOR NEW EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$108,800
2016-07-21311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-07-21311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-11-30Mortgage assigned — from SITA, IOAN to SPEAR, STEPHEN
2015-09-25Mortgage $75,000 — from RUCIGAY PREMISES TRUST to SITA, IOAN$75,000
2015-06-29FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-04-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-01-23311: Construction — Re-Inspect - No Show
2015-01-23311: Construction — Re-Inspect - No Show
2014
2014-11-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-11-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-11-06Job filed: PIPE SCAFFOLD PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2014-11-06Job filed: SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2012
2012-04-12Deed — from RUCIGAY, ANGELINA P to THE RUCIGAY PREMISES TRUST; JOHN D RUCIGAY, TRUSTEE
2012-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2007
2007-12-12HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2007-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-19Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-23Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING THIRD FLOOR DWELLING. NO CHANGE TO ZONING, USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$15,000
2007-03-23Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING THIRD FLOOR DWELLING. NO CHANGE TO ZONING, USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$15,000
2006
2006-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-07-21ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES.DEPT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS INDI
2005-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2005-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2005-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-12-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — ILLEGAL
2004-10-13ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO DEPT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. RECORDS BN #1989-71 INDICATE PREMISES TO BE (2) FAMILY DWELLING WITH STORE. ILLE
2004-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
1982
1982-02-04Deed — from RUCIGAY, EMIL J. to RUCIGAY, ANGELINA P.
1982-01-05Mortgage satisfied — from RUCIGAY, EMIL J. to MALLER, LENA
1971
1971-10-01Mortgage — from RUCIGAY EMIL J to LENA MALLNER
1971-09-02Deed — from LINDEMANN MATILDA to EMIL J RUCIGAY