821 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 264 HPD housing violations, 234 311 service requests, 227 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 873.5. In ZIP 10470, 78% 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 | 78 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · 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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | BB 717 E 242ND BX LLC |
| Head officer | GIL BROITMAN |
| Managing agent | GIL BROITMAN |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $649,200 | $292,140 |
| 2026 | $707,000 | $318,150 |
| 2027 | $700,000 | $315,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Wakefield-241 St — 2 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nereid Av — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 241 St / White Plains Rd — Bx39 BxM11 · 950 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Matilda Avenue School 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.
717 East 242 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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: $1,475,000 on 2022-02-22 (lender: Private Capital Funding Co., LLC), covering 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-22 | Mortgage $1,475,000 — from ROCKAWAY ADVISORY GROUP LLC; PROSPECT ASSETS LLC; RUSSELL SI HOLDINGS LLC; BALCOM HOLDINGS to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC | $1,475,000 | |
| 2022-02-22 | Agreement $4,600,000 — from 912 EAST GROUP CORP; SAMBA II LLC; GSE MORRIS AVE LLC; BX 3222 SEYMOUR GSR LLC; ANTHONY HO to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC | $4,600,000 | |
| 2021-06-22 | Mortgage $756,000 — from BB 717 E 242ND BX LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $756,000 | |
| 2021-06-22 | AL&R $756,000 — from BB 717 E 242ND BX LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $756,000 | |
| 2018-09-14 | Mortgage $425,000 — from BOLTON ASSETS LLC; BALCOM HOLDINGS LLC; GS 242ND HOLDINGS, LLC to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC | $425,000 | |
| 2018-01-08 | Mortgage $524,300 — from GS 242ND HOLDINGS LLC to VISIO FINANCIAL SERVICES INC | $524,300 | |
| 2017-06-27 | Mortgage $520,000 — from GS 242ND HOLDINGS LLC to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC | $520,000 | |
| 2017-06-27 | Deed $500,000 — from FRANCIS J. APICELLA, ESQ to GS 242ND HOLDINGS LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2017-06-05 | Sold for $500,000 | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| 2016-02-24 | Deed $20,000 — from B & YB HOMES INC. to ELECTRONICS CHOICE LLC | $20,000 | |
| 2007-02-26 | Deed $596,250 — from STEWART, LATON A to BENNETT, ERNEST | $596,250 | |
| 2007-02-26 | Mortgage $477,000 — from BENNETT, ERNEST to MERS | $477,000 | |
| 2007-02-26 | Mortgage $119,250 — from BENNETT, ERNEST to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC | $119,250 | |
| 2006-01-04 | Mortgage $467,500 — from STEWART, LATON A to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $467,500 | |
| 2005-01-14 | Mortgage $365,000 — from STEWART, LATON A to MERS | $365,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 118 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 234 |
| 2024 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Every one of the 821 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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