368 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 HPD complaints, 93 311 service requests, 74 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 481.2. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 17 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (3) · SAFETY (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | LUBRO ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | JAY LUBIN |
| Managing agent | JAY LUBIN |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,613,000 | $725,850 |
| 2026 | $1,903,000 | $856,350 |
| 2027 | $2,194,000 | $987,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% 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 | 7 Av — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Prospect Av — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 15 St — B67 B69 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | 14 St & 7 Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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.
296 15 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 |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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: $460,672 on 2017-10-23 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-02 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to LUBRO ASSOCIATES | $1,400,000 | |
| 2022-09-02 | Mortgage $81,176 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $81,176 | |
| 2017-10-23 | Agreement $1,417,000 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $1,417,000 | |
| 2017-10-23 | Mortgage $460,673 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $460,673 | |
| 2015-04-29 | AL&R $1,025,000 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,025,000 | |
| 2014-06-25 | Agreement $1,025,000 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,025,000 | |
| 2014-06-25 | Mortgage $444,627 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $444,627 | |
| 2011-10-03 | AL&R $610,000 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $610,000 | |
| 2011-10-03 | Agreement $610,000 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $610,000 | |
| 2011-10-03 | Mortgage $11,670 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $11,670 | |
| 2006-07-13 | AL&R $600,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LUBRO ASSOCIATES | $600,000 | |
| 2006-07-13 | M&CON $600,000 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $600,000 | |
| 2003-05-20 | M&CON $297,500 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIA | $297,500 | |
| 1998-10-08 | Mortgage $115,500 — from LUBRO ASSOCIATES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $115,500 | |
| 1990-06-18 | Mortgage $55,000 — from 296 OWNERS CORP to KLEIN, SAM | $55,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2025 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2026 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
Every one of the 368 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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