334 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 50 HPD housing violations, 47 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.6. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (4) · Noise (3) · Litter Basket Request (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · GENERAL (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
$319,894 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | WILLIS AVENUE HOUSING LP |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & 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 | $830,000 | $373,500 |
| 2026 | $851,000 | $382,950 |
| 2027 | $769,000 | $346,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI · J51
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 3 Av-138 St — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Willis Av / E 140 St — M125 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willis Ave & E 141 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
401 East 140 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 |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $4,513,005 on 2022-12-09 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-09 | Agreement $2,200,209 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING, L.P.; WILLIS SOUTHERN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; 651 SOUTHERN ASSOCIAT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $2,200,209 | |
| 2022-12-09 | Mortgage $4,513,005 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING, L.P.; 651 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WILLIS SOUTHERN HOUSING DEVELOPM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,513,005 | |
| 2022-12-09 | Agreement $2,200,209 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING, L.P.; WILLIS SOUTHERN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; 651 SOUTHERN ASSOCIAT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,200,209 | |
| 2022-12-09 | Mortgage $2,792,455 — from WILLIS SOUTHERN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; 651 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WILLIS AVE. HOUSI to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,792,455 | |
| 2022-12-09 | Mortgage $692,545 — from 651 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WILLIS AVE. HOUSING, L.P.; WILLIS SOUTHERN HOUSING DEVELOPM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $692,545 | |
| 2022-12-09 | Deed $588,750 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING, L.P. to WILLIS SOUTHERN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $588,750 | |
| 2022-11-16 | Sold for $588,750 | $588,750 | $49,063 |
| 2018-04-19 | RPTT&RET $1,867,822 — from CITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC to TJP ASSOCIATES LLC; L&W REALTY PARTNERS II LLC | $1,867,822 | |
| 2012-10-16 | Agreement $1,047,509 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,047,509 | |
| 1995-03-21 | Mortgage $398,000 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING,L.P. to CHEMICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INC. | $398,000 | |
| 1995-03-21 | Mortgage $1,445,517 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING,L.P. to CHEMICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INC. | $1,445,517 | |
| 1995-03-21 | Mortgage $187,007 — from WILLIS AVE. HOUSING,L.P. to CHEMICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INC. | $187,007 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 334 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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