4,050 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,555 HPD housing violations, 1,251 HPD complaints, 911 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 531.9. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 13 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$21,675 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · WATER LEAK (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PLUMBING (10).
$1,082,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | JORGE RUIZ |
| Managing agent | JORGE RUIZ |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,195,000 | $537,750 |
| 2026 | $1,238,000 | $557,100 |
| 2027 | $1,318,000 | $593,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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 | 170 St — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Claremont Pkwy / Washington Av — Bx11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 172 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 042 Claremont. 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.
495 Claremont Parkway
| 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 |
135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,103,668 on 2019-06-25 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-25 | Agreement $6,750,000 — from 1095 PROSPECT REALTY LLC; 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $6,750,000 | |
| 2019-06-25 | Mortgage $1,103,668 — from 1095 PROSPECT REALTY LLC; 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,103,668 | |
| 2018-04-26 | Deed $3,500,000 — from CLAREMONT PARK RESIDENCE LLC to 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2018-04-26 | Mortgage $1,268,603 — from 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $1,268,603 | |
| 2018-04-26 | Agreement $2,625,000 — from 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,625,000 | |
| 2018-04-26 | AL&R $2,625,000 — from 495 CLAREMONT REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,625,000 | |
| 2018-04-24 | Sold for $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $194,444 |
| 2012-02-24 | Agreement $1,510,000 — from CLAREMONT PARK RESIDENCE LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $1,510,000 | |
| 2012-02-24 | Mortgage $272,500 — from CLAREMONT PARK RESIDENCE LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $272,500 | |
| 2011-01-14 | Deed $60,000 — from TAOS 495 CLAREMONT PARKWAY, INC. to CLAREMONT RESIDENCE, LLC | $60,000 | |
| 2004-05-28 | Mortgage $546,898 — from TAOS 495 CLAREMONT PARKWAY, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $546,898 | |
| 2002-11-14 | Mortgage $203,624 — from TAOS, 495 CLAREMONTPARKWAY, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $203,624 | |
| 2001-02-28 | Mortgage $650,000 — from TAOS 495 CLAREMONT PARKWAY, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $650,000 | |
| 1988-10-07 | Mortgage $162,000 — from 495 CLAREMONT PKWY.CORP to RABINE, SALLY | $162,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 241 | 6 | 2 | 254 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 296 | 4 | 2 | 308 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 381 | 0 | 7 | 391 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 253 | 0 | 2 | 263 |
| 2022 | 4 | 12 | 387 | 1 | 5 | 409 |
| 2023 | 4 | 19 | 380 | 0 | 3 | 406 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 79 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 210 | 0 | 3 | 218 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 154 |
Every one of the 4,050 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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