1,564 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 597 311 service requests, 421 HPD complaints, 300 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 115.8. 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 | 28 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
215 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 106 · winter 2024–25: 48 · winter 2025–26: 60). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
277 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (105) · Illegal Parking (26) · Noise (17) · PLUMBING (16) · Elevator (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).
$114,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1941) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| 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) | DECATUR APTS LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID GUNSBERG |
| Managing agent | DAVID GUNSBERG |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,260,000 | $1,017,000 |
| 2026 | $2,453,000 | $1,103,850 |
| 2027 | $2,589,000 | $1,165,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 8/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florinda Restaurant | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
13 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (4 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 195 St — Bx41 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Decatur Ave & E 197 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 54 Middle: Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45. 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.
357 East 195 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
277 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 105 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: $509,614 on 2021-04-07 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-07 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from DECATUR APTS LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2021-04-07 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from DECATUR APTS LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2021-04-07 | Mortgage $509,615 — from DECATUR APTS LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $509,615 | |
| 2016-03-14 | Mortgage $3,896,473 — from DECATUR APTS LLC; SELWYN APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,896,473 | |
| 2016-03-14 | Deed $8,500,000 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to SELWYN APARTMENTS LLC; DECATUR APTS LLC | $8,500,000 | |
| 2016-03-14 | AL&R $6,250,000 — from SELWYN APARTMENTS LLC; DECATUR APTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,250,000 | |
| 2016-03-14 | Agreement $6,250,000 — from SELWYN APARTMENTS LLC; DECATUR APTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,250,000 | |
| 2016-03-01 | Sold for $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $177,083 |
| 2013-05-07 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,500,000 | |
| 2013-05-07 | Mortgage $469,449 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $469,449 | |
| 2008-04-24 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 2008-04-24 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 2008-04-24 | Mortgage $718,336 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $718,336 | |
| 2003-10-08 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2003-10-08 | Mortgage $373,361 — from DECATUR ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $373,361 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 66 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 7 | 1 | 130 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 0 | 5 | 177 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 260 | 0 | 7 | 276 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 251 | 0 | 8 | 263 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 0 | 7 | 149 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 132 | 0 | 3 | 140 |
Every one of the 1,564 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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