802 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 281 311 service requests, 280 HPD housing violations, 59 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 960.6. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 66 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1978-01-18. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
69 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Air Quality (7) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Rodent (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Joseph Mattone JR as reciever |
| Head officer | Joseph M Mattone |
| Managing agent | joel Spitzer |
| Last registered | 2026-03-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,266,000 | $569,700 |
| 2026 | $1,013,000 | $455,850 |
| 2027 | $1,067,000 | $480,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | 110 St — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 112 St — M101 M102 M103 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 111 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
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.
171 East 111 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
69 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $489,264 on 2017-03-02 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-02 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from DIAZ, LUIS A JR to FLUSHING BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2017-03-02 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from DIAZ, LUIS A JR to FLUSHING BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2017-03-02 | Mortgage $489,265 — from DIAZ, LUIS A JR to FLUSHING BANK | $489,265 | |
| 2006-03-03 | M&CON $690,000 — from DIAZ, LUIS A JR. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $690,000 | |
| 2006-03-03 | AL&R $690,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to DIAZ, LUIS A JR. | $690,000 | |
| 2005-10-25 | Mortgage $150,000 — from DIAZ, JR., LUIS A to THE LEVITES ORGANIZATION; CANTOR, DAVID A | $150,000 | |
| 2005-06-28 | Mortgage $480,000 — from DIAZ, LUIS A JR to ''MERS'' | $480,000 | |
| 2004-10-04 | Mortgage $73,560 — from DIAZ, LUIS A JR to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CREDIT SERVICES NY | $73,560 | |
| 2004-03-27 | Agreement $317,000 — from 171 EAST 111TH STREET BUILDING CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $317,000 | |
| 2004-03-27 | Mortgage $17,000 — from 171 EAST 111TH STREET BUILDING CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $17,000 | |
| 2003-09-17 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 171 EAST 111TH STREET BUILDING CORP. to CANTOR, DAVID A; LEVITES, BARRY | $300,000 | |
| 1998-08-27 | Mortgage $90,000 — from DIAZ, LUIS A. to FHB FUNDING CORP. | $90,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| 2018 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2019 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2020 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 40 |
| 2024 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 4 | 102 |
| 2025 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 102 |
| 2026 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
Every one of the 802 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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