654 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 208 HPD complaints, 179 311 service requests, 125 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 51.2. 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 | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-12. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
10 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (6) · Water System (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · WATER LEAK (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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE AND WOLFF INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,054,000 | $474,300 |
| 2026 | $1,113,000 | $500,850 |
| 2027 | $1,085,000 | $488,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2010 (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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Dyckman St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Dyckman St / Nagle Av — M100 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Nagle Ave & Thayer St · 450 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.
16 Arden Street
| 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 |
20 311 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 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: $89,740 on 2010-07-29 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-24 | Agreement $2,220,000 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $2,220,000 | |
| 2014-10-24 | Agreement $2,882,887 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,882,887 | |
| 2014-10-24 | AL&R $2,220,000 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $2,220,000 | |
| 2010-07-29 | Mortgage $89,740 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $89,740 | |
| 2010-07-29 | Mortgage $68,482 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $68,482 | |
| 2010-07-29 | Mortgage $2,793,147 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,793,147 | |
| 2010-07-29 | Mortgage $2,131,518 — from 12-16 ARDEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,131,518 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2018 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
| 2024 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 654 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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