1,118 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 559 HPD housing violations, 249 HPD complaints, 195 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1706.9. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 143 total — 51 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5).
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 (1909) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | VISTA LAND REAL ESTATE CORP. |
| Head officer | SOLOMON KAFIF |
| Managing agent | JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,788,000 | $804,600 |
| 2026 | $2,146,000 | $965,700 |
| 2027 | $2,155,000 | $969,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldus Pizza | Pizza | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 | Simpson St — 2 5 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Hunts Point Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / Aldus St — Bx5 Bx19 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 165 St & Fox St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 150 Charles James Fox. 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.
1023 Southern Boulevard
| 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 |
72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 544 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B4 · C9 · D9 · F13. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,150,000 on 2004-10-25 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-03 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from VISTA LAND REAL ESTATE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2015-12-03 | M&CON $1,300,000 — from VISTA LAND REAL ESTATE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2004-10-25 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from VISTA LAND REAL ESTATE CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,150,000 | |
| 2004-10-25 | Agreement $1,150,000 — from VISTA LAND REAL ESTATE CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,150,000 | |
| 1989-04-20 | Mortgage $600,000 — from VISTA LAND REAL ESTCORP to BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO | $600,000 | |
| 1987-02-19 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 1023 SOUTHERN BLVD RLTY to BANCO POPULAR DEPRTRICO | $150,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 91 |
| 2018 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| 2019 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 86 |
| 2023 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
| 2024 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| 2025 | 1 | 284 | 0 | 1 | 286 |
| 2026 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
Every one of the 1,118 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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