938 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 386 311 service requests, 216 HPD complaints, 173 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (120) · Water System (15) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (77) |
| 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) | WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE AND WOLFF, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,016,000 | $2,257,200 |
| 2026 | $5,191,000 | $2,335,950 |
| 2027 | $4,901,000 | $2,205,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% 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 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Dyckman St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 202 St — M100 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Academy St & Nagle Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 005 Ellen Lurie 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.
557 Academy 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 |
141 311 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: $400,850 on 2013-08-07 (lender: Enterprise Community Loan Fund, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-05 | Agreement $2,303,288 — from LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND to WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES LLC | $2,303,288 | |
| 2017-01-05 | AL&R $2,303,288 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $2,303,288 | |
| 2013-08-07 | Mortgage $400,850 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $400,850 | |
| 2013-08-07 | Mortgage $400,850 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $400,850 | |
| 2013-08-07 | AL&R $6,056,444 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $6,056,444 | |
| 2013-08-07 | AL&R $6,056,444 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $6,056,444 | |
| 2013-08-07 | Mortgage $1,902,438 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $1,902,438 | |
| 2013-08-07 | Mortgage $3,753,156 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $3,753,156 | |
| 2013-08-07 | Mortgage $1,902,438 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $1,902,438 | |
| 2013-08-07 | Mortgage $3,753,156 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $3,753,156 | |
| 1987-07-23 | Mortgage $549,147 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES to NYC HOUSING DVLP CORP | $549,147 | |
| 1987-07-23 | Mortgage $172,147 — from WHITE STAT ASSOCIATES to NYC HOUSING DVLPMNTCORP | $172,147 | |
| 1985-06-20 | Mortgage $450,000 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY COMM.ETC. | $450,000 | |
| 1985-06-20 | Mortgage $377,000 — from WHITE STAR ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY COMM.ETC. | $377,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2019 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| 2023 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
| 2026 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 62 |
Every one of the 938 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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