283 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 47 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 713.3. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · APPLIANCE (2) · Food Establishment (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · GENERAL (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | NIA JV.LLC |
| Head officer | LARRY HIRSCHFIELD |
| Managing agent | ELH MGMT.LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,086,000 | $65,160 |
| 2026 | $1,201,000 | $72,060 |
| 2027 | $1,292,000 | $77,520 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartaz Cuisine | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.
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 | Ralph Av — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Bainbridge St — B47 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Chauncey St & Howard Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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.
233 Ralph 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 110 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,765,000 on 2017-06-08 (lender: Low Income Investment Fund), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-08 | Agreement $1,765,000 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV, LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $1,765,000 | |
| 2017-06-08 | Mortgage $1,765,000 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV, LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $1,765,000 | |
| 2017-06-08 | AL&R $1,765,000 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV, LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $1,765,000 | |
| 2017-06-08 | Agreement $3,734,428 — from NIA JV, LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROU | $3,734,428 | |
| 2013-08-27 | Mortgage $1,415,938 — from NIA JV LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $1,415,938 | |
| 2013-08-27 | Mortgage $3,734,428 — from NIA JV LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $3,734,428 | |
| 2013-08-27 | Mortgage $349,062 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $349,062 | |
| 2013-08-27 | AL&R $5,499,428 — from NIA JV LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $5,499,428 | |
| 2013-08-27 | Deed $52,208 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA | $52,208 | |
| 1997-06-27 | Mortgage $185,000 — from 233 RALPH AVENUE REALTY CORP to DEBCON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC | $185,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Every one of the 283 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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