6,323 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,072 311 service requests, 1,733 HPD complaints, 1,109 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 576.6. 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 — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 76 class B, 33 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,128 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1027) · Water System (15) · PLUMBING (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).
$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | VALENTINE APTS LLC |
| Head officer | MOSHE PILLER |
| Managing agent | MOSHE PILLER |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,422,000 | $639,900 |
| 2026 | $1,503,000 | $676,350 |
| 2027 | $1,598,000 | $719,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanquita Restaurant | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (1 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 | Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Valentine Av / E 194 St — Bx34 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bainbridge Ave & E 193 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe Middle: I.S. 254. 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.
237 East 194 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 |
1,128 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $1,868,829 on 2014-09-26 (lender: People's United Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-24 | Agreement $6,921,895 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,921,895 | |
| 2018-04-18 | AL&R $7,100,000 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,100,000 | |
| 2018-04-18 | M&CON $7,100,000 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,100,000 | |
| 2014-09-26 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2014-09-26 | Mortgage $1,868,830 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $1,868,830 | |
| 2012-05-07 | Agreement $5,400,000 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2011-06-29 | M&CON $5,400,000 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2011-06-29 | AL&R $5,400,000 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2004-07-29 | Mortgage $1,634,930 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,634,930 | |
| 2004-07-29 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to VALENTINE APARTMENTS LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2001-02-07 | Mortgage $1,972,500 — from VALENTINE APARTMENTS, LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $1,972,500 | |
| 1988-02-18 | Mortgage $370,000 — from 2654 VALENTINE AVENUE CP to GIBRALTAR MONEYCENTER IN | $370,000 | |
| 1986-05-27 | Mortgage $580,000 — from 2654 VALENTINE AVE.ASSOC to V. & B. ASSOCIATES | $580,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 20 | 101 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 | 144 | 3 | 9 | 170 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 16 | 131 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 4 | 164 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 1 | 5 | 434 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 566 | 0 | 7 | 574 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 747 | 0 | 8 | 755 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 522 | 2 | 7 | 532 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 459 | 0 | 9 | 469 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 455 | 0 | 5 | 465 |
Every one of the 6,323 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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