1,139 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 522 311 service requests, 304 HPD complaints, 184 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 83. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 35 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1992-05-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Animal (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4).
$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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) | NEWSTART REALTY HDFC, INC |
| Head officer | MARK ENGEL |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM REALTY SERVICES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $796,000 | $358,200 |
| 2026 | $794,000 | $357,300 |
| 2027 | $778,000 | $350,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 | 183 St — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 183 St — Bx3 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Loring Pl North & W 183 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 291 Middle: 447,363. 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.
2272 Andrews Avenue North
| 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,375,000 on 2019-02-11 (lender: Signature Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-11 | AL&R $8,375,000 — from NEWSTART PROPERTIES INC.; NEWSTART REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,375,000 | |
| 2019-02-11 | Mortgage $8,375,000 — from NEWSTART PROPERTIES INC.; NEWSTART REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,375,000 | |
| 1989-01-13 | Mortgage $60,750 — from NEWSTART PROPERTIES,INC to CITY OF NEW YORK | $60,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 5 | 116 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
Every one of the 1,139 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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