4,442 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,542 311 service requests, 1,359 HPD complaints, 1,240 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 454. 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 | 146 total — 44 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 32 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-06. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
68 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 22 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,112 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
457 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (82) · Noise (71) · WATER LEAK (41) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (35) · HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · PLUMBING (30).
$170,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (72) |
| 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) | 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH L ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,719,000 | $1,673,550 |
| 2026 | $4,400,000 | $1,980,000 |
| 2027 | $4,536,000 | $2,041,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juice Lab NYC LLC | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 4 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 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 | Dyckman St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Dyckman St — A · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Sherman Av — Bx7 M100 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sherman Ave & Thayer St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley 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.
31 Sherman 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 |
457 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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: $11,946,727 on 2020-06-16 (lender: Sterling National Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-13 | RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC | $1,696,842 | |
| 2020-06-16 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK to 555-565 ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2020-06-16 | Mortgage $11,946,728 — from 555-565 ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $11,946,728 | |
| 2020-06-16 | Mortgage $53,272 — from 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $53,272 | |
| 2020-06-16 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from 555-565 ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Mortgage $1,633,749 — from 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 9-15 ADRIAN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $1,633,749 | |
| 1983-08-16 | Mortgage $144,925 — from 52 ARDEN ASSOCIATES to CITY OF NEW YORK | $144,925 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 0 | 6 | 120 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 0 | 6 | 235 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 398 | 7 | 1 | 410 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 245 | 1 | 5 | 262 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 0 | 4 | 153 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 219 | 0 | 2 | 228 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 400 | 0 | 3 | 411 |
| 2025 | 5 | 11 | 660 | 0 | 4 | 680 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 601 | 0 | 1 | 610 |
Every one of the 4,442 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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