148 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (17) · Noise (1) · Urinating in Public (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | THE GALBY GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | DONNELL SELBY |
| Managing agent | SPRINGROCK MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,496,000 | $89,760 |
| 2026 | $1,619,000 | $97,140 |
| 2027 | $1,628,000 | $97,680 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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.
535 Lafayette 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 SPRINGROCK MANAGEMENT CORP — 17 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 Lewis Avenue | BK | 18 | A |
| 1071 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 1069 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 751 Greene Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1003 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 895 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 794 Greene Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1896 Fulton Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 840 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 480 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 838 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 52 Patchen Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 508 Hancock Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 535 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
| 918 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 952 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 312 Van Buren Street | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,119,022 on 2015-08-26 (lender: City Of New York), covering 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-17 | CORRM $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESE | $3,119,022 | |
| 2015-08-26 | Mortgage $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,119,022 | |
| 2015-08-26 | Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,779,092 | |
| 2015-08-03 | RPTT&RET $3,131,500 — from DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. to SELDON GROUP LLC | $3,131,500 | |
| 2015-07-17 | RPTT&RET $6,806,210 — from NYEF 1995 SERIES II LP to DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. | $6,806,210 | |
| 1997-07-30 | Mortgage $2,319,197 — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD | $2,319,197 | |
| 1996-04-08 | Mortgage $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP | $564,870 | |
| 1996-04-08 | Mortgage $5,773,685 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP | $5,773,685 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 148 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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