3,589 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,605 HPD complaints, 1,068 311 service requests, 601 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 72% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.4. In ZIP 10473, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-26. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
101 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 56). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$7,300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
343 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (53) · HEAT/HOT WATER (49) · Illegal Parking (36) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (32) · Water System (23) · PLUMBING (16).
$9,690,623 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1969) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (484) |
| 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) | LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS, LLC |
| Head officer | CHRISTINE CHORNY |
| Managing agent | NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,696,000 | $15,613,200 |
| 2026 | $35,747,000 | $16,086,150 |
| 2027 | $36,870,000 | $16,591,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 | Elder Av — 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Story Av / Elder Av — Bx5 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 093 Albert G. Oliver Middle: 123, 337. 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.
825 Boynton 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 |
343 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 49 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 NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD — 17 buildings, 4,169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B11 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 214 Thomas S Boyland St | BK | 1107 | A |
| 823 Colgate Avenue | BX | 484 | B |
| 825 Boynton Avenue | BX | 484 | B |
| 150 West 225 Street | MN | 318 | B |
| 1730 Mulford Avenue | BX | 285 | B |
| 275 South Street | MN | 256 | B |
| 1520 Story Avenue | BX | 223 | B |
| 950 Evergreen Avenue | BX | 213 | C |
| 1530 Story Avenue | BX | 212 | B |
| 955 Evergreen Avenue | BX | 144 | D |
| 400 Cathedral Parkway | MN | 140 | B |
| 3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy E | BX | 108 | C |
| 1107 Bryant Avenue | BX | 97 | B |
| 92 Gates Avenue | BK | 45 | A |
| 214 Prospect Place | BK | 20 | B |
| 148 St James Place | BK | 17 | B |
| 47 Clifton Place | BK | 16 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,541,000 on 2023-06-21 (lender: Kaybank, National Association and Keybank, National Association), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-21 | Mortgage $62,541,000 — from LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC to KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; KAYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $62,541,000 | |
| 2023-06-21 | Deed $103,741,935 — from HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC to HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC | $103,741,935 | |
| 2023-06-21 | Mortgage $62,541,000 — from LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC to KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; KAYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $62,541,000 | |
| 2023-06-08 | Sold for $103,741,935 | $103,741,935 | $214,343 |
| 2016-06-14 | Deed $133,400,000 — from HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $133,400,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | Mortgage $91,500,000 — from LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITIBANK, N.A. | $91,500,000 | |
| 2016-06-14 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 3 | 129 | 3 | 1 | 155 |
| 2018 | 20 | 6 | 179 | 0 | 3 | 208 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 186 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 273 | 11 | 0 | 295 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 202 | 0 | 4 | 223 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 182 | 1 | 2 | 203 |
| 2026 | 11 | 5 | 193 | 0 | 5 | 214 |
Every one of the 3,589 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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