1,094 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 327 HPD housing violations, 290 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 70.3. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 44 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · APPLIANCE (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · PLUMBING (2).
$105,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | 255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,202,000 | $540,900 |
| 2026 | $1,362,000 | $612,900 |
| 2027 | $1,371,000 | $616,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | 181 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 175 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 178 St / Audubon Av — M98 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 179 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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.
255 Audubon 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $267,409 on 2021-06-25 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-25 | Mortgage $267,409 — from 255 ADUBON AVENUE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $267,409 | |
| 2021-06-25 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 255 ADUBON AVENUE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2021-06-25 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 255 ADUBON AVENUE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-17 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-17 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Agreement $4,225,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC; 255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC | $4,225,000 | |
| 2012-05-17 | Agreement $4,225,000 — from 255 AUDOBON AVENUE LLC; 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,225,000 | |
| 2012-05-03 | Deed $2,150,000 — from HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC to 255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC | $2,150,000 | |
| 2012-05-03 | Mortgage $412,032 — from 255 AUDOBON AVENUE LLC; 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $412,032 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Deed $5,050,000 — from A/K/A 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC., L.P.; 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC | $5,050,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Agreement $4,040,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC | $4,040,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | AL&R $4,040,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC | $4,040,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Mortgage $2,488,029 — from HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,488,029 | |
| 2004-03-11 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC.,LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC.,LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 74 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 84 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
Every one of the 1,094 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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