249 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 HPD complaints, 39 HPD housing violations, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.8. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-10-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water Maintenance (1).
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 (1889) |
| 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) | PIERCE HOUSE LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH AIZER |
| Managing agent | STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,971,600 | $887,220 |
| 2026 | $2,276,000 | $1,024,200 |
| 2027 | $2,683,000 | $1,207,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sottocasa Pizzeria | Pizza | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
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 | 125 St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 122 St — M7 M102 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 121 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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.
227 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 |
3 311 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.
Managed by STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,900 on 2021-04-28 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-28 | AL&R $3,534,275 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,534,275 | |
| 2021-04-28 | Mortgage $499,900 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $499,900 | |
| 2021-04-28 | Agreement $3,534,275 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,534,275 | |
| 2016-03-17 | AL&R $3,300,000 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2016-03-17 | Mortgage $800,000 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2016-03-17 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2014-07-25 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2014-07-25 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from PIERCE HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2014-07-25 | Deed $3,350,000 — from 227 LENOX AVENUE LLC to PIERCE HOUSE LLC | $3,350,000 | |
| 2012-06-01 | Deed $1,351,500 — from A/K/A SPRINGFIELD MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHU; SPRINGFIELD MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH to 227 LENOX AVENUE LLC | $1,351,500 | |
| 2009-01-08 | AL&R $200,000 — from SPRINGFILED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, I to ARONSON, ALEXANDER | $200,000 | |
| 2009-01-08 | Mortgage $200,000 — from SPRINGFILED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, I to ARONSON, ALEXANDER | $200,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 249 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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