1,299 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 554 311 service requests, 255 HPD complaints, 239 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 90.1. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 27 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
190 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (78) · PLUMBING (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · APPLIANCE (8) · WATER LEAK (7).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2005) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (88) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | LAFONTAINE OWNERS LLC |
| Head officer | HERMINIO TORRES |
| Managing agent | C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,985,000 | $1,793,250 |
| 2026 | $4,335,000 | $1,950,750 |
| 2027 | $3,807,000 | $1,713,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 2012 (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 | Tremont Av — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Tremont Av / Arthur Av — Bx36 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 178 St & Monterey Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 595. 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.
2007 Lafontaine Avenue
| 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 |
190 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT — 215 buildings, 23,722 units. Grades across the portfolio: A53 · B80 · C52 · D24 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,500,000 on 2005-10-26 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation and NYC Partnership Housing Development Fund Company,), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-06 | RPTT&RET $214,890 — from WF AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC to LAFONTAINE MANAGERS LLC | $214,890 | |
| 2005-10-26 | Mortgage $8,500,000 — from LA FONTAINE OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $8,500,000 | |
| 1982-09-07 | Mortgage assigned $8,288,600 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to GOVERNMENT N'TL MTGE | $8,288,600 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 46 |
| 2018 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 48 |
| 2019 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 35 |
| 2020 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
| 2021 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 6 | 89 |
| 2022 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 78 |
| 2023 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 14 | 117 |
| 2024 | 7 | 139 | 0 | 12 | 158 |
| 2025 | 4 | 198 | 0 | 12 | 214 |
| 2026 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 110 |
Every one of the 1,299 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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