A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 70. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-11-15.
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.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Missed Collection (1).
Filed construction activity
$413,000 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 (1915)
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)
PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP.
Head officer
FARHAD BASAL
Managing agent
Plaza Gardens Real Estate Corp.
Last registered
2026-04-01
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
$907,000
$54,420
2026
$852,000
$51,120
2027
$769,000
$46,140
The city's market estimate has fallen
15% 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
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport — E J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Tuskegee Airmen Way / Sutphin Blvd — Q112 · 350 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.
3 311 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: $490,000 on
2005-11-29 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-01-25
Deed $440,000 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN I to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP
$440,000
2023-01-20
Sold for $440,000
$440,000
$146,667
2005-11-29
Mortgage $490,000 — from DARKWAH, SAMUEL to MERS
$490,000
2004-09-16
Mortgage $369,750 — from DARKWAH, SAMUEL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE
$369,750
2004-01-28
Deed $350,000 — from PLAZA HOMES, LLC to DARKWAH, SAMUEL
$350,000
2004-01-28
Mortgage $350,900 — from DARKWAH, SAMUEL to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
$350,900
2000-07-14
Mortgage $40,000 — from JACOBS, MELVIN to REFAS SYSTEMS ENTERPRISES
$40,000
1989-06-14
Mortgage $50,000 — from WILLIAMS, JAMES; GREEN, JAMES to SECOND COMMERCIAL FUND
$50,000
1984-10-18
Mortgage $15,000 — from WILLIAMS, JAMES; GREEN, JAMES to NOISETTE, LEROY G.
$15,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
23
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
0
1
0
0
1
2019
0
0
2
0
0
2
2020
0
0
1
1
0
2
2021
0
5
18
0
0
23
2022
0
1
4
2
0
7
2023
3
2
3
2
0
10
2024
6
4
3
0
2
15
2025
5
2
2
0
0
9
2026
3
0
0
0
0
3
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Job filed: REPLACE FLOOR, SHEETROCK, DOORS AND WINDOWS TO REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE
2025-12-12
Job filed: REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURE.
2025-11-25
HPD 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
2025-11-25HPD 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
2025-11-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-29Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-10-29Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-08-22Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-03-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-05HPD 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
2024-11-21Job filed: REPLACE FLOOR, SHEETROCK, DOORS AND WINDOWS TO REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE$50,000
2024-11-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC 3314.4.4.12 WORKING NEAR POWERLINES: I OBSERVED THAT THE SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD AT EXPOSURE #2 COVERING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE BUIL$5,000
2024-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2024-08-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UPON INSPECTION OF ACTIVE JOBSITE UNDER JOB# Q00846115-I1-GC. OBSERVED RESPONDENT FAILED TO INSTALL GUARDRAILS ON 1ST, 2ND AND ATT$2,500
2024-08-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2024-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
2024-07-26311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-07-25Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-07-15Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2024-07-15Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2024-07-12Job filed: Installation of supported scaffold as shown on the plans, work to comply with building code chapter 33 2022, no change on the use, occupancy or egress$5,000
2024-07-12Job filed: Installation of 60LF of sidewalk shed as shown in the plans. No change in the use of occupancy. Sidewalk shed will comply with chapter 33 of NYC BUILD$5,000
2024-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-11-30HPD 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
2023-08-17Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-05-05Job filed: INSTALL A TEMPORARY WOOD CONSTRUCTION FENCE$1,000
2023-04-26Job filed: REPLACE FLOOR, SHEETROCK, DOORS AND WINDOWS TO REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE$50,000
2023-03-23311: Street Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2023-03-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: I OBSERVED ONGOING CONSTRUCTION WORK EXTENSION AT REAR OF FIRE DAMAGED BUILDING WITHOUT A PERMIT. APPROX. 60 %. COMPLETED., OBTAIN$1,250
2023-03-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Wall/Retaining Wall - Bulging/Cracked
2023-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-25Deed $440,000 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN I to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP$440,000
2023-01-20Sold for $440,000$440,000
2022
2022-11-18HPD 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
2022-07-22Deed $1,000 — from DARKWAH, SAMUEL; KESTENBAUM, ESQ., ALAN C to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN I$1,000
2022-07-06Sold for $1,000$1,000
2022-03-18HPD 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
2022-02-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure to Comply with Vacate Order
2021-06-24DOB violation C: FTM-FIRE ON 06/23/2021-EXP2 WALL, SHEATHING,WOOD STUDS,STAIR&NEAR BY ROOF,ATTIC,2FL JOIST WERE FIRE DMGD.EXP2 WALL-OPEN&EXPOSED @
2021-06-23DOB violation C: DUE TO FIRE
2021-06-23DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-04-22HPD 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
2021-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-02-18311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-02-18311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2021-02-18311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2021-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-02-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2021-02-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-02-11Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2020
2020-11-10Mortgage assigned — from US BANK TRUST NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 T to RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2020-08-09311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-11-07HPD 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
2019-01-04Eviction executed (3RD FL)
2018
2018-10-30HPD 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
2015-02-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014
2014-05-06Mortgage assigned — from HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. to U.S. BANK TRUST N.A., AS TRUSTEE
2013
2013-01-25Mortgage assigned — from MERS AS NOMINEE FOR ENCORE CREDIT CORP to HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC
2012
2012-07-31HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS LOCATED AT APT 1RR, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2012-07-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2012-07-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2012-07-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2012-07-27311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-07-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2012-07-27Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-07-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2012-07-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2012-07-22311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-07-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011
2011-10-10311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-10-10311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-10Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-09-17311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2011-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-07-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-04-26Mortgage assigned — from ENCORE CREDIT CORP; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ENCORE CREDIT to HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC
2009
2009-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008
2008-06-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-12-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:AT ATTIC LEVEL ERECTED PARTITIONS & INSTALLED WATER & WASTE LINES FOR 3PC BATHROOM(TOILET,SINK,SHOWER
2007-12-09ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES.DEPT OF BLDG RECORDS INDICATES$3,050
2007-11-15HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2007-11-15HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2007-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-07Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-10-07Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-31HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2007-08-27Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-08-27Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-08-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-08-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-08-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2006
2006-11-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT METAL GATE SOUTH ENTRANCE FROM STREET TO VESTIBULE
2006-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-11-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-28Deed $350,000 — from PLAZA HOMES, LLC to DARKWAH, SAMUEL$350,000
2004-01-28Mortgage $350,900 — from DARKWAH, SAMUEL to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.$350,900
2003
2003-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-05-30Job filed: LEGALIZE JOB DONE WITHOUT PERMIT TO REMO VED UB VIOLATION NO CHANGE IN O C. USE OR EGRESS$5,000
2002
2002-09-09ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTIAN BUILDING HAZARDOUS. DEFECT IS: BEAMS & SUBFLOOR IN BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM ROTTEN & COLLAPSED AT 1 ST FLOOR FL$800
2002-06-28DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-09-05Deed — from VITACCO, GUY JR (DEF/ETAL); VITACCO, GUY JR (REF) to PLAZA HOMES LLC (GRANTEE)
2001-08-08TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2001-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2001-01-22ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT IS:ENTIRE BUILDING IS OUT OF PLUMB,EAST AND WEST EXTERIOR WALLS LEANING TO THE EAST SIDE.REMEDY:MAKE SA$2,500
2001-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-15ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT IS APPROX 75% OF ALL FL JOISTS ARE ROTTED &ROTTED AND DEFECTIVE EAST WALL.REM:PROVIDE TEMP.SHORING EAST$2,500
2000-08-11ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG. DEPT. RECORDS.CONVERTED 1ST FL. INTO SPORTS CLUB (PARTYS)3 APTS. ON 2ND FL. + 1 APT. O$2,500
2000-08-11ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM EVERY FL. 3 APT. ON 2ND FL. ONE APT. ON 3 FL. WITH NO SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS.R$2,500
2000-08-11ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.DEFECT IS MAJOR SAGGING OF FLS. THROUGHOUT DWELLING 1, 2, 3 FLS. STAIRS TO CELLAR + ALL THE WAY TO 3 FL. ROTTE$2,500
2000-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2000-07-21DOB violation C:
2000-07-21ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.DEFECT IS:ALL BLDG. IS OUT OF PLUMS.EAST AND WEST EXTERIOR WALLS LEANING TO THE EAST SIDE.REMEDY:MAKE SAFE IMM$2,500
2000-07-14Mortgage $40,000 — from JACOBS, MELVIN to REFAS SYSTEMS ENTERPRISES$40,000
2000-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2000-06-21Deed — from GREEN, JAMES; WILLIAMS, JAMES to JACOBS, MELVIN
2000-05-12ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-05-22ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS: ENTIRE BUILDING IS OUT OF PLUMB, EAST AND WEST EXTERIOR WALLS ARE LEANING TO THE EAST. REMEDY: MAK$2,500
1998
1998-09-08DOB violation UB:
1998-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
1997-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST
1996
1996-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-06-08Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, JAMES ETAL to SECOND COMMERCIAL FUND, INC
1989
1989-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from GREEN, JAMES,ETAL to NOISETTE, LEROY
1989-06-14Mortgage $50,000 — from WILLIAMS, JAMES; GREEN, JAMES to SECOND COMMERCIAL FUND$50,000
1984
1984-10-18Deed — from NOISETTE, LEROY G. to WILLIAMS, JAMES; GREEN, JAMES
1984-10-18Mortgage satisfied — from NOISETTE, LEROY G. to FLATBUSH FED SAV&LNASSN
1984-10-18Mortgage $15,000 — from WILLIAMS, JAMES; GREEN, JAMES to NOISETTE, LEROY G.$15,000
1984-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from NOISETTE, LEROY S. ETAL to GRABEL, SAMUEL JAY