125 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 124. In ZIP 10473, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · Rodent (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Obstruction (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1950) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GOLD CITY ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | Steven Westreich |
| Managing agent | WESTORCHARD MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $600,000 | $36,000 |
| 2026 | $710,000 | $42,600 |
| 2027 | $736,000 | $44,160 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 | Morrison Av-Soundview — 6 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rosedale Av / Lafayette Av — Bx27 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 107 Middle: 375, 448. 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.
1728 Lafayette 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WESTORCHARD MANAGEMENT — 35 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C6 · D6 · F6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 354 East 194 Street | BX | 53 | A |
| 652 East 223 Street | BX | 30 | A |
| 2835 Sedgwick Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 1339 Morris Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 610 Morris Park Avenue | BX | 24 | A |
| 1139 Anderson Avenue | BX | 23 | A |
| 1543 Jesup Avenue | BX | 21 | B |
| 1311 Morris Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 363 East 197 Street | BX | 20 | C |
| 50 Clifford Place | BX | 19 | B |
| 2783 Webb Avenue | BX | 19 | B |
| 1437 Teller Avenue | BX | 18 | A |
| 943 Sherman Avenue | BX | 10 | C |
| 658 East 232 Street | BX | 10 | A |
| 664 East 232 Street | BX | 10 | A |
| 3419 Giles Place | BX | 10 | C |
| 660 East 232 Street | BX | 10 | B |
| 662 East 232 Street | BX | 10 | A |
| 1824 Prospect Avenue | BX | 9 | B |
| 666 East 223 Street | BX | 9 | B |
| 611 Barretto Street | BX | 9 | C |
| 2412 Webster Avenue | BX | 8 | D |
| 1323 Inwood Avenue | BX | 6 | C |
| 4566 Richardson Avenue | BX | 6 | D |
| 2439 Jerome Avenue | BX | 5 | F |
| 1006 Longfellow Avenue | BX | 4 | F |
| 1543 Leland Avenue | BX | 3 | F |
| 911 East 219 Street | BX | 3 | F |
| 2668 Marion Avenue | BX | 3 | D |
| 2715 Decatur Avenue | BX | 3 | F |
| 1728 Lafayette Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 656 East 223 Street | BX | 2 | C |
| 2515 East Tremont Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 1692 Weeks Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 360 East 194 Street | BX | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,000 on 2020-08-26 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-26 | Agreement $505,000 — from WESTREICH, STEVEN to MERS INC. | $505,000 | |
| 2020-08-26 | Mortgage $35,000 — from WESTREICH, STEVEN to MERS INC. | $35,000 | |
| 2020-05-28 | AL&R $470,000 — from GOLD CITY ASSOCIATES LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC | $470,000 | |
| 2020-05-28 | Mortgage $470,000 — from GOLD CITY ASSOCIATES LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC | $470,000 | |
| 2020-03-26 | Deed $223,250 — from LEBRON , HEIR, MILAGROS; LEBRON, HEIR, BARBARA; LEBRON, DECEASED, JUDITH to GOLD CITY ASSOCIATES LLC | $223,250 | |
| 2020-03-06 | Sold for $223,250 | $223,250 | $111,625 |
| 2003-10-24 | Mortgage $255,000 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT | $255,000 | |
| 2003-10-24 | Mortgage $255,000 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $255,000 | |
| 2003-07-09 | Mortgage $70,300 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROU | $70,300 | |
| 1989-01-10 | Mortgage $120,000 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $120,000 | |
| 1988-03-31 | Mortgage $51,000 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to ASTRUM FUNDING CORP. | $51,000 | |
| 1987-12-18 | Mortgage $112,450 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to L & T TRADING CO.; GIULIANO, THOMAS; GIULIANO, LAWRENCE/DBA | $112,450 | |
| 1987-05-21 | Mortgage $50,000 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to STATE-WIDE CAPITAL | $50,000 | |
| 1984-11-29 | Mortgage $17,800 — from LEBRON, JUDITH to FINAX TRADING COMPANY | $17,800 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Every one of the 125 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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