3,740 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,691 311 service requests, 1,286 HPD complaints, 428 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 181.3. 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 | 168 total — 51 class C (immediately hazardous), 98 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2010-07-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
388 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 128 · winter 2024–25: 127 · winter 2025–26: 115). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$27,430 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
544 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (186) · Noise (173) · GENERAL (30) · PLUMBING (27) · Illegal Parking (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16).
$88,400 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (82) |
| 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) | XHAFER PROPERTIES CO INC |
| Head officer | AVNI GECAJ |
| Managing agent | ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,312,000 | $1,040,400 |
| 2026 | $2,383,000 | $1,072,350 |
| 2027 | $1,964,000 | $883,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 53/100, 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 | Kingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 231 St — 1 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sedgwick Av / W 197 St — Bx3 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Claflin Ave & Reservoir Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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.
2825 Claflin 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 |
544 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 186 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 ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC — 20 buildings, 840 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C11 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 W Mosholu Parkway N | BX | 91 | C |
| 2825 Claflin Avenue | BX | 82 | C |
| 70 Marble Hill Avenue | MN | 69 | A |
| 3424 DeKalb Avenue | BX | 65 | C |
| 2895 Grand Concourse | BX | 55 | D |
| 1230 Leland Avenue | BX | 49 | C |
| 2760 Creston Avenue | BX | 46 | B |
| 2786 Jerome Avenue | BX | 42 | D |
| 710 Gerard Avenue | BX | 39 | C |
| 2839 Decatur Avenue | BX | 39 | B |
| 1134 Stratford Avenue | BX | 39 | C |
| 2505 University Avenue | BX | 36 | D |
| 1324 Ogden Avenue | BX | 36 | B |
| 1921 Hobart Avenue | BX | 33 | C |
| 6125 Broadway | BX | 30 | C |
| 2550 Briggs Avenue | BX | 28 | C |
| 4225 Carpenter Avenue | BX | 26 | C |
| 2321 Hughes Avenue | BX | 17 | C |
| 136 West 87 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 2628 3 Avenue | BX | 8 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,385,000 on 2005-03-16 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-28 | AL&R $11,325,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,325,000 | |
| 2022-06-28 | M&CON $11,325,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,325,000 | |
| 2018-01-29 | AL&R $10,300,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC., to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,300,000 | |
| 2018-01-29 | M&CON $10,300,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC., to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,300,000 | |
| 2012-09-13 | M&CON $6,600,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC., to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,600,000 | |
| 2012-09-13 | AL&R $6,600,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC., to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,600,000 | |
| 2009-02-04 | M&CON $4,900,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $4,900,000 | |
| 2009-02-04 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $4,900,000 | |
| 2005-03-16 | Mortgage $1,385,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,385,000 | |
| 2002-11-13 | Mortgage $3,200,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $3,200,000 | |
| 2001-08-24 | Mortgage $270,635 — from SORKIN, HARVEY to XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. | $270,635 | |
| 1998-08-25 | Mortgage $2,030,000 — from XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $2,030,000 | |
| 1989-02-02 | Mortgage $2,000,030 — from SORKIN, HARVEY to SOUTHERN FEDERAL S&LA/GA | $2,000,030 | |
| 1982-03-25 | Mortgage $161,000 — from LEJUMA REALTY CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $161,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 129 | 2 | 9 | 148 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 8 | 130 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 185 | 0 | 3 | 196 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 261 | 0 | 4 | 272 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 3 | 2 | 146 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 318 | 0 | 3 | 322 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 335 | 4 | 4 | 346 |
| 2025 | 6 | 18 | 278 | 0 | 4 | 306 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 353 | 0 | 1 | 360 |
Every one of the 3,740 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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