251 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 52 HPD housing violations, 46 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.7. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 13 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Snow or Ice (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$67,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910) |
| 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) | 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | Tri-Hill Management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,712,400 | $770,580 |
| 2026 | $1,993,000 | $896,850 |
| 2027 | $1,594,000 | $717,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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.
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 | Kingston Av — 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Johns Pl & Kingston Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
278 Albany 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 Seigel Street | BK | 51 | A |
| 563 West 140 Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 103 Smith Street | BK | 24 | A |
| 2419 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 22 | C |
| 173 West 141 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 212 East 25 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1043 Sterling Place | BK | 17 | A |
| 28 East 125 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 352 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | B |
| 542 West 147 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 126 West 139 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 932 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 938 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 300 Lincoln Road | BK | 12 | B |
| 101 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 137 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 285 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 103 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 99 Grove Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 144 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 293 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 24 Cedar Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 3 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 820 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 836 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 824 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 278 Albany Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 531 83 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 4110 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $901,133 on 2019-06-20 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-20 | Agreement $1,950,000 — from 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,950,000 | |
| 2019-06-20 | AL&R $1,950,000 — from 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,950,000 | |
| 2019-06-20 | Mortgage $901,134 — from 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $901,134 | |
| 2015-12-31 | Deed $2,400,000 — from 278 ALBANY LLC to 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC | $2,400,000 | |
| 2015-12-31 | Mortgage $487,649 — from 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $487,649 | |
| 2015-12-31 | Agreement $1,125,000 — from 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2015-12-31 | AL&R $1,125,000 — from 278 ALBANY RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2014-03-26 | AL&R $658,000 — from 278 ALBANY LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $658,000 | |
| 2014-03-26 | Mortgage $101,590 — from 278 ALBANY LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $101,590 | |
| 2014-03-26 | Agreement $658,000 — from 278 ALBANY LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $658,000 | |
| 2010-06-25 | Mortgage $585,000 — from 278 ALBANY, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $585,000 | |
| 2010-06-25 | Deed $780,000 — from CHIN, ERIC A; CHIN, ELIZE A to 278 ALBANY, LLC | $780,000 | |
| 2006-05-31 | Agreement $230,000 — from CHIN, ERIC A; CHIN, ELIZE A to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC | $230,000 | |
| 2006-05-31 | Mortgage $49,422 — from CHIN, ERIC A; CHIN, ELIZE A to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC | $49,422 | |
| 1997-11-19 | Mortgage $287,000 — from CHIN, ERIC A; CHIN, ELIZE A to GREENPOINT BANK | $287,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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