1,390 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 440 311 service requests, 364 HPD complaints, 346 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 195.9. In ZIP 10458, 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 | 134 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 94 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · PLUMBING (17) · Noise (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12) · WATER LEAK (11) · Elevator (11).
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 (33) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ESTRELLA VARGAS LP |
| Head officer | JOSEPh ZITOLo |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,976,000 | $889,200 |
| 2026 | $2,027,000 | $912,150 |
| 2027 | $2,326,000 | $1,046,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av — 2 5 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Crotona Av / E 183 St — Bx17 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Crotona Ave & E 183 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia Middle: J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles. 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.
2339 Prospect 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 |
145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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: $2,000,000 on 2006-02-03 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing And Assistance). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-03 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ESTRELLA-VARGAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI | $2,000,000 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Mortgage $180,000 — from ESTRELLA-VARGAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF N.Y. - DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVA | $180,000 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Mortgage $5,161,244 — from ESTRELLA-VARGAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; ESTRELLA-VARGAS, L.P. C/O AQUINAS HOUSIN to CITY OF N.Y. - DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVA | $5,161,244 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 6 | 84 |
| 2018 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 63 |
| 2019 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 53 |
| 2020 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| 2021 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2022 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 123 |
| 2023 | 8 | 141 | 0 | 7 | 156 |
| 2024 | 6 | 170 | 1 | 4 | 181 |
| 2025 | 2 | 184 | 0 | 10 | 196 |
| 2026 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
Every one of the 1,390 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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