2,583 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 855 HPD complaints, 621 311 service requests, 528 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 26.5. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 35 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1997-11-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$15,425 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Water System (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Non (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (2).
$268,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | SHEBA REALTY II LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN CHI |
| Managing agent | SHAN TORBI |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,867,000 | $1,290,150 |
| 2026 | $3,014,000 | $1,356,300 |
| 2027 | $3,137,000 | $1,411,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Starr | Caribbean | A | — |
| Crab Du Jour | Seafood | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.
| Subway | 125 St — 2 3 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 125 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 126 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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.
280 Lenox Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $843,177 on 2021-12-02 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-02 | Mortgage $843,177 — from NESHAMA REALTY LLC; SHEBA REALTY II LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $843,177 | |
| 2021-12-02 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from NESHAMA REALTY LLC; SHEBA REALTY II LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $8,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-02 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from SHEBA REALTY II LLC; NESHAMA REALTY LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $8,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-16 | Mortgage $5,500,000 — from SHEBA REALTY II LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2017-06-16 | AL&R $5,500,000 — from SHEBA REALTY II LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2005-08-15 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from SHEBA REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,250,000 | |
| 2005-08-15 | M&CON $2,250,000 — from SHEBA REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,250,000 | |
| 2001-04-09 | Mortgage $499,000 — from SHEBA REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $499,000 | |
| 2000-07-24 | Mortgage $550,000 — from SHEBA REALTY CORP. to CENTURY CAPITAL COMPANY, L.L.C. | $550,000 | |
| 1990-05-01 | Mortgage $45,000 — from MHEID, ZAKAREYYA; SMITH, ZAK AKA to FRANCISCO, GERMAN | $45,000 | |
| 1988-01-11 | Mortgage $315,000 — from SMITH, ZAK AKA; MHEID, ZAKAREYYA to CAMPBEWLL HERITAGE ETC | $315,000 | |
| 1984-09-07 | Mortgage $110,000 — from CAMPBELL, HORACE to ASKA, JOSHUA; ASKA, SENA | $110,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | 38 | 139 | 4 | 6 | 214 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 3 | 134 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 52 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 71 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 36 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 39 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
Every one of the 2,583 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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