1,647 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 643 HPD complaints, 542 311 service requests, 350 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 210.6. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 | 73 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
151 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 39 · winter 2025–26: 110). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (74) · DOOR/WINDOW (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · WATER LEAK (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (11).
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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATION, LLC |
| Head officer | AVNI GECAJ |
| Managing agent | ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $786,000 | $353,700 |
| 2026 | $845,000 | $380,250 |
| 2027 | $830,000 | $373,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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 | 233 St — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 233 St / Carpenter Av — Bx31 · 300 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez Middle: 287, 370. 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.
4225 Carpenter 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 |
171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 74 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 ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC — 20 buildings, 840 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C11 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 W Mosholu Parkway N | BX | 91 | C |
| 2825 Claflin Avenue | BX | 82 | C |
| 70 Marble Hill Avenue | MN | 69 | A |
| 3424 DeKalb Avenue | BX | 65 | C |
| 2895 Grand Concourse | BX | 55 | D |
| 1230 Leland Avenue | BX | 49 | C |
| 2760 Creston Avenue | BX | 46 | B |
| 2786 Jerome Avenue | BX | 42 | D |
| 710 Gerard Avenue | BX | 39 | C |
| 2839 Decatur Avenue | BX | 39 | B |
| 1134 Stratford Avenue | BX | 39 | C |
| 2505 University Avenue | BX | 36 | D |
| 1324 Ogden Avenue | BX | 36 | B |
| 1921 Hobart Avenue | BX | 33 | C |
| 6125 Broadway | BX | 30 | C |
| 2550 Briggs Avenue | BX | 28 | C |
| 4225 Carpenter Avenue | BX | 26 | C |
| 2321 Hughes Avenue | BX | 17 | C |
| 136 West 87 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 2628 3 Avenue | BX | 8 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2006-04-14 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-28 | M&CON $2,950,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2022-06-28 | AL&R $2,950,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2018-01-29 | M&CON $2,500,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2018-01-29 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2013-10-31 | M&CON $1,825,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,825,000 | |
| 2013-10-31 | AL&R $1,825,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,825,000 | |
| 2006-04-14 | Mortgage $600,000 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $600,000 | |
| 2003-11-18 | M&CON $768,750 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $768,750 | |
| 1989-12-27 | Mortgage $390,965 — from CARPENTER AVE ASSOC to GLOBE MORTGAGE CO | $390,965 | |
| 1986-10-08 | Mortgage $178,409 — from CARPENTER AVENUE ASSOC. to HILLSIDE REALTY CORP | $178,409 | |
| 1982-12-16 | Mortgage $47,835 — from HILLSIDE REALTY CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $47,835 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2018 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| 2019 | 1 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| 2020 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
| 2021 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2022 | 1 | 97 | 4 | 3 | 105 |
| 2023 | 1 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 188 |
| 2024 | 4 | 126 | 4 | 4 | 138 |
| 2025 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 2026 | 2 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 182 |
Every one of the 1,647 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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