956 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 393 311 service requests, 230 HPD housing violations, 211 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 97.9. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 54 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1993-04-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 58). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · Illegal Parking (7) · Noise (7) · WATER LEAK (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).
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 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (32) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | M &M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL V NIAMONITAKIS |
| Managing agent | MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,593,000 | $716,850 |
| 2026 | $1,704,000 | $766,800 |
| 2027 | $2,055,000 | $924,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Plaza St East — B69 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Underhill Ave & Lincoln Pl · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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.
285 St Johns Place
| 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 |
82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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 MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 99 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,250,000 on 2016-09-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-28 | Mortgage $2,386,934 — from M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,386,934 | |
| 2016-09-28 | Agreement $4,250,000 — from M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,250,000 | |
| 2016-09-28 | Mortgage $4,250,000 — from M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,250,000 | |
| 2006-11-17 | Mortgage $601,050 — from M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $601,050 | |
| 2006-11-17 | Agreement $2,071,000 — from M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,071,000 | |
| 2006-11-17 | AL&R $2,071,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $2,071,000 | |
| 2003-12-19 | DEEDO $2,100,000 — from 285 ST. JOHN'S L.P. to M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2003-12-19 | Mortgage $1,545,000 — from M & M REALTY ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,545,000 | |
| 1989-10-30 | Mortgage $47,000 — from ROSE HILL ASSOCIATESII to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP; NYC COMMUNITY PRSV CP/FK | $47,000 | |
| 1989-10-30 | Mortgage $203,000 — from ROSE HILL ASSOCIATESII to NYC COMMUNITY PRSV CP/FK; COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP | $203,000 | |
| 1986-08-22 | Mortgage $250,000 — from ROSE HILL ASSOC II to NYC COMMUNITY PRESER/CP | $250,000 | |
| 1986-08-22 | Mortgage $100,000 — from ROSE HILL ASSOC II to NYC COMMUNITY PRESER/CP | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 66 |
| 2018 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 65 |
| 2019 | 3 | 222 | 3 | 228 |
| 2020 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 34 |
| 2021 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 46 |
| 2024 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 49 |
| 2026 | 1 | 104 | 3 | 108 |
Every one of the 956 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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