3,422 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,166 HPD complaints, 997 311 service requests, 880 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 284. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 280 total — 29 class C (immediately hazardous), 207 class B, 44 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · GENERAL (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · SAFETY (3).
$14,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1921) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID YAMINIAN |
| Managing agent | Westchester Square Plaza Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,693,000 | $1,661,850 |
| 2026 | $3,965,000 | $1,784,250 |
| 2027 | $4,258,000 | $1,916,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cestras Pizza Iii | Pizza | A | Mice evidence |
| Estrellita Poblana | Mexican | B | Mice evidence |
| Social 101 Cafe | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2016 (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 | Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Williamsbridge Rd / East Tremont Av — Bx8 Bx24 · 300 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti Middle: 144, 566. 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.
44 Westchester Square
| 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 |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC — 2 buildings, 33 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Westchester Square | BX | 17 | C |
| 375 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 16 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $212,726 on 2014-08-12 (lender: Astoria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-12 | Mortgage $212,727 — from WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $212,727 | |
| 2014-08-12 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $2,900,000 | |
| 2004-07-27 | Mortgage $1,613,296 — from WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,613,296 | |
| 2004-07-27 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2004-07-27 | Deed $4,850,000 — from ELVITA LLC; WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA LLC to WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA REALTY LLC | $4,850,000 | |
| 2002-04-15 | Mortgage $169,347 — from ELVITA LLC. & WESTCHESTER SQUARE PLAZA L to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $169,347 | |
| 1999-12-16 | Mortgage $577,427 — from WESTCHESTER SQUARE ASSOCIATES, INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $577,427 | |
| 1999-12-16 | Mortgage $1,272,573 — from WESTCHESTER SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,272,573 | |
| 1991-12-06 | Mortgage $93,376 — from FAM REALTY CO D/B/A; CIOFFI, RALPH to ROME SAVINGS BANK | $93,376 | |
| 1986-08-06 | Mortgage $447,411 — from CIOFFI, RALPH to ROME SAVINGS BANK | $447,411 | |
| 1983-11-04 | Mortgage $300,000 — from CIOFFI, RALPH to YORKVILLE FED SAVS&LOAN | $300,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 160 |
| 2018 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 4 | 146 |
| 2019 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2020 | 8 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 184 |
| 2021 | 5 | 296 | 5 | 1 | 307 |
| 2022 | 9 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 148 |
| 2023 | 7 | 209 | 0 | 2 | 218 |
| 2024 | 4 | 134 | 0 | 5 | 143 |
| 2025 | 2 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 104 |
| 2026 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
Every one of the 3,422 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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