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 26.7. In ZIP 10310, 90% 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
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1) · Damaged Tree (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1925)
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)
629 CARY AVE VENTURES LLC
Head officer
GARY GRINBERG
Managing agent
SINY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-05
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
$192,000
$11,520
2026
$543,000
$32,580
2027
$661,000
$39,660
The city's market estimate has risen
244% 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
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Cary Av / Taylor St — S44 · 100 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 — 1 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.
2024-12-24HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT UNIT2, 2nd STORY, 1st
2024-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-02RPTT $295,000 — from SMITH, LORI A; SMITH, DEBORAH LEE to 629 CARY AVE VENTURES LLC$295,000
2023
2023-06-22Sold for $295,000$295,000
2022
2022-09-14DOB violation COMPBLD: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE INSPECTN RPT FOR STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BLDG.
2022-09-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-08-05DOB complaint, category ?
2022-07-13City emergency repair (HWO): division nyc - ''essential hpd emergency operations service work'' provide temporary seal-up for all accessible openings
2022-07-05HPD 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
2022-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OVERGROWN VEGETATION AT FRONT YARD
2022-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OVERGROWN VEGETATION AT REAR YARD
2022-07-01HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SEAL UP OF ALL ACCESSABLE OPENINGS OF VACANT BUILDING
2013-11-29City emergency repair (OMO): non emergenct seal up > precept 1.contractor to plywood stucco seal 3 doors at first floor. 2.contractor to plywood stuc$2,500
2013-11-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013-09-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013-07-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason