384 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 HPD housing violations, 113 311 service requests, 73 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 764.8. In ZIP 10465, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 46 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1980-09-17. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 40). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Indoor Air Quality (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Illegal Parking (7) · PLUMBING (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).
$18,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | Gjekote Curanaj |
| Last registered | 2026-01-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $801,000 | $360,450 |
| 2026 | $828,000 | $372,600 |
| 2027 | $994,000 | $447,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Tremont Av / Philip Av — Bx40 Bx42 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 304 Early Childhood School Middle: 371, 467. 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.
2881 Philip 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 |
83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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: $306,000 on 1999-11-09 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-09 | Mortgage $306,000 — from CURANOVIC, DJEKOTA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $306,000 | |
| 1988-09-30 | Mortgage $72,000 — from SHKRELI, MARIA; SHKRELI, ALEX; SHKRELI, LOUIS to HOUSEHOLD FINAN RLTYCP | $72,000 | |
| 1988-03-14 | Mortgage $198,000 — from SHKRELI, ALEX; SHKRELI, LOUIS; SHKRELI, MARIA to EMPIRE/AM RLTY CRDTCP | $198,000 | |
| 1987-12-31 | Mortgage $198,000 — from SHKRELI, LOUIS; SHKRELI, ALEX; SHKRELI, MARIA to EMPIRE/AMERICA RLTYCRDT | $198,000 | |
| 1983-02-28 | Mortgage $15,000 — from BOGA, SMAIL; BOGA, XHEMAL to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK | $15,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
Every one of the 384 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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