The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11417, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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.
$250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
Filed construction activity
$280,087 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (10 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 (1960)
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)
Improving NY Development Group LLC
Head officer
Brian Cabrera
Managing agent
Improving NY Development Group LLC
Last registered
2026-01-12
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
$1,050,000
$63,000
2026
$1,089,000
$65,340
2027
$1,260,000
$75,600
The city's market estimate has risen
20% 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
104 St — A · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / 103 St — Q112 · under 50 ft
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.
6 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $881,250 on
2025-09-16 (lender: Hartford Funding, Ltd.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-09-16
Mortgage $881,250 — from IMPROVING NY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to HARTFORD FUNDING, LTD.; MERS, INC.
$881,250
2025-09-16
Deed $1,300,000 — from MOONSTAR PROPERTIES, LTD. to IMPROVING NY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC
$1,300,000
2025-09-04
Sold for $1,300,000
$1,300,000
$433,333
2019-07-12
Mortgage $800,000 — from MOONSTAR PROPERTIES, LTD to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC
$800,000
2005-11-17
Mortgage $421,850 — from MOONSTAR PROPERTIES, LTD. to MERS
$421,850
2002-04-12
Mortgage $32,500 — from SAAR, ROBERT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA
$32,500
2002-04-12
Mortgage $260,000 — from SAAR, ROBERT to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC
ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT NEW SIGN POSTED IN BUILDING WALL & PROPERTY WALL 3 BIG SIGNS 2APPROX. 5'X20',1 8'X5'MENTION "PAWN SHOP", 3 SIG
2026-08-12
311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025-11-18
311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-11-18
DOB complaint, category ?
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-31ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT NEW SIGN POSTED IN BUILDING WALL & PROPERTY WALL 3 BIG SIGNS 2APPROX. 5'X20',1 8'X5'MENTION "PAWN SHOP", 3 SIG$250
2026-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025
2025-11-18311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-11-18DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-06Mortgage satisfied — from MOONSTAR PROPERTIES LTD to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2; MR. COOPER; VELO
2025-09-16Mortgage $881,250 — from IMPROVING NY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to HARTFORD FUNDING, LTD.; MERS, INC.$881,250
2025-09-16Deed $1,300,000 — from MOONSTAR PROPERTIES, LTD. to IMPROVING NY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC$1,300,000
2015-09-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-08-27Job filed: RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO SUBMIT DEAR CHANGES TO HAVE SCHEDULE A REVISED IN BIS SYSTEM.$32,000
2015-06-05311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2012
2012-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2011
2011-10-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-06-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2010
2010-10-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-10-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-10-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-08-30Job filed: FILING FOR CHANGE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY ON THE FIRST FLOOR. NO PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION WORK AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH.$1,000
2010-04-21HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2009
2009-04-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O. THE C OF O # Q 167427 STATES 1ST FLR RECREATION RM & HOME OCCUPATION (OPTICIAN'S OFF$400
2009-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-05-20Mortgage satisfied — from SAAR, ROBERT to WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A.
2005
2005-11-17Mortgage $421,850 — from MOONSTAR PROPERTIES, LTD. to MERS$421,850
2005-11-16Mortgage satisfied — from SAAR, ROBERT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2005-05-27Deed — from SAAR, ROBERT to MOONSTAR PROPERTIES, LTD.
2003
2003-03-12Job filed: PROPOSE TO BUILD ONE STORY ATTACHED GARA GE.$15,000
2003-03-12Job filed: PROPOSE TO BUILD ONE STORY ATTACHED GARA GE.$15,000
2003-03-12Job filed: PROPOSE TO BUILD ONE STORY ATTACHED GARA GE.$15,000
2002
2002-04-12Mortgage $32,500 — from SAAR, ROBERT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA$32,500
2002-04-12Mortgage $260,000 — from SAAR, ROBERT to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC$260,000
2002-04-12Deed — from SAAR, LOUIS NEIL; SAAR, LILLIAN K to SAAR, ROBERT
1995
1995-11-02Mortgage satisfied — from TEAKWOOD ESTATES, INC to CITY SAVINGS & LOANASSOCIATION
1966
1966-05-05Deed — from TEAKWOOD ESTATES INC to LOUIS N SAAR; LILLIAN K SAAR