3,007 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,246 HPD complaints, 913 311 service requests, 661 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 369.5. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
321 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 74 · winter 2024–25: 109 · winter 2025–26: 100 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
287 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (157) · Noise (37) · Dirty Condition (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · Illegal Parking (9).
$108,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1917) |
| 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) | 226 W 238 REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | NICK GAZIVODA |
| Managing agent | NICK GAZIVODA |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,973,000 | $887,850 |
| 2026 | $2,074,000 | $933,300 |
| 2027 | $1,727,000 | $777,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | 238 St — 1 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 238 St / Broadway — Bx3 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 238 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Milton Fein School Middle: In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368). 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.
226 West 238 Street
| 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 |
287 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 157 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: $1,577,989 on 2014-05-13 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-13 | Mortgage $1,577,990 — from 226 W. 238 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,577,990 | |
| 2014-05-13 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from 226 W. 238 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,100,000 | |
| 2006-02-17 | Agreement $900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 226 W 238 REALTY CORP | $900,000 | |
| 2006-02-17 | AL&R $900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 226 W 238 REALTY CORP | $900,000 | |
| 2006-02-17 | Mortgage $487,644 — from 226 W 238 REALTY CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $487,644 | |
| 1999-06-02 | Mortgage $137,500 — from 226 WEST 238TH REALTY CORP.; 226 W. 238 REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $137,500 | |
| 1990-04-17 | Mortgage $197,500 — from 226 W 238 REALTY CORP. to GRITZALIS, ELPINIKI | $197,500 | |
| 1987-06-11 | Mortgage $600,771 — from GRITZALIS, ELPINIKI to SAYEGH, MAY | $600,771 | |
| 1983-02-01 | Mortgage $127,457 — from SAYEGH, GHASSAN; SAYEGH, MAY to CITY OF NEW YORK | $127,457 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 81 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 186 | 1 | 196 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 2 | 210 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 184 | 1 | 191 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 90 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 204 | 3 | 214 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 308 | 2 | 317 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 319 | 1 | 321 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 2 | 303 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 2 | 115 |
Every one of the 3,007 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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