424 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 177 HPD complaints, 115 311 service requests, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 73. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2007-01-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Sewer (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Obstruction (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).
$18,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1936) |
| 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) | JFJL HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL LANDAU |
| Managing agent | JOEL LANDAU |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $681,000 | $306,450 |
| 2026 | $817,000 | $367,650 |
| 2027 | $980,000 | $441,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freetown Kitchen | African | B | — |
| Lucky Kitchen | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (5 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 | Kingston Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Albany Ave & Park Pl · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: New Bridges Elementary 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.
227 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $515,000 on 2011-10-17 (lender: Cross River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-05 | Agreement $1,014,167 — from JFJL HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,014,167 | |
| 2015-05-21 | AL&R $1,125,000 — from JFJL HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2015-05-21 | M&CON $1,125,000 — from JFJL HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2014-02-25 | Deed $975,000 — from 227 ALBANY HOLDINGS LLC to JFJL HOLDINGS LLC | $975,000 | |
| 2014-02-25 | Agreement $730,000 — from JFJL HOLDINGS LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $730,000 | |
| 2014-02-25 | AL&R $730,000 — from JFJL HOLDINGS LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $730,000 | |
| 2011-10-17 | Mortgage $515,000 — from 227 ALBANY HOLDINGS LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $515,000 | |
| 2011-10-17 | AL&R $515,000 — from 227 ALBANY HOLDINGS LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $515,000 | |
| 2007-08-29 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 227 ALBANY LLC to FRETT, PAUL | $200,000 | |
| 2006-02-24 | Deed $600,000 — from FRETT, PAUL to 227 ALBANY LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2006-02-24 | Mortgage $460,000 — from 227 ALBANY LLC to WEISS, PETER | $460,000 | |
| 2006-02-24 | AL&R $460,000 — from 227 ALBANY LLC to WEISS, PETER | $460,000 | |
| 2003-09-11 | AL&R $258,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to FRETT, PAUL | $258,000 | |
| 2003-09-11 | Mortgage $258,000 — from FRETT, PAUL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $258,000 | |
| 1996-11-26 | Mortgage $149,500 — from FRETT, PAUL to COASTAL COMMERCIAL CORP | $149,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Every one of the 424 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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