1,472 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 777 311 service requests, 405 HPD complaints, 166 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 48.5. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
95 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 68 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
113 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (11) · Water System (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
$284,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (45) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | AUDUBON PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,536,000 | $691,200 |
| 2026 | $1,516,000 | $682,200 |
| 2027 | $1,538,000 | $692,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
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 | 191 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 190 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 192 St — M3 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 192 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 189 Middle: Middle School 322. 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.
540 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 |
113 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,995,000 on 2011-08-09 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-09 | Mortgage $1,637,146 — from AUDUBON PROPERTY GROUP LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,637,146 | |
| 2011-08-09 | Mortgage $1,995,000 — from AUDUBON PROPERTY GROUP LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,995,000 | |
| 2011-08-09 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from AUDUBON PROPERTY GROUP LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,100,000 | |
| 2001-07-25 | Mortgage $859,300 — from 540 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $859,300 | |
| 2001-07-25 | Mortgage $614,700 — from 540 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $614,700 | |
| 1997-01-13 | Mortgage $757,800 — from 540 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 530 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 520 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES, L. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $757,800 | |
| 1997-01-13 | Mortgage $757,800 — from 520 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 530 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 540 AUDUBON ASSOCIATES, L. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $757,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 109 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 4 | 229 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 1 | 3 | 112 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
Every one of the 1,472 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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