818 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 HPD housing violations, 214 HPD complaints, 126 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 589.7. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 269 total — 48 class C (immediately hazardous), 155 class B, 66 class A. Oldest open since 1978-05-18. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 3 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$485,063 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | BUFNY II ASSOCIATES, L.P. |
| Head officer | KIUMARZ GEULA |
| Managing agent | PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,581,000 | $1,161,450 |
| 2026 | $2,466,000 | $1,109,700 |
| 2027 | $2,334,000 | $1,050,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Stop | Pizza | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | 135 St — 2 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 137 St — M7 M102 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 135 St & Lenox Terrace Pl · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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.
531 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 |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,798,110 on 2012-03-09 (lender: The City Of New York - Dept. Of Hpd), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-26 | RPTT&RET $5,173,443 — from CENTERLINE CORPORATE PARTNERS VIII LP; RELATED CORPORATE VIII SLP, L.P. to SOBRO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $5,173,443 | |
| 2012-03-09 | AL&R $1,798,110 — from BUFNY II ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD | $1,798,110 | |
| 2012-03-09 | Mortgage $1,798,110 — from BUFNY II ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD | $1,798,110 | |
| 2005-06-10 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BUFNY II ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CHARTERMAC MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 1999-03-10 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from BUFNY II ASSOCIATES,L.P. to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $2,100,000 | |
| 1999-03-10 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BUFNY II ASSOCIATES,L.P. to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION | $2,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 0 | 9 | 157 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 75 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 101 |
Every one of the 818 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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