154 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 48 rodent inspections, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 117.3. 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
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Missed Collection (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Building/Use (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 (3) |
| 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) | 515 JZ LAFAYETTE LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL ZUPNICK |
| Managing agent | ECMN CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,346,000 | $80,760 |
| 2026 | $1,704,000 | $102,240 |
| 2027 | $1,901,000 | $114,060 |
The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Bedford Ave · 500 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.
515 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 |
15 311 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.
Managed by ECMN CORP — 5 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184 Hart Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 515 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 92 Pulaski Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 488 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 505 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,185 on 2013-11-04 (lender: Provident 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-04 | Mortgage $14,186 — from ZUPNICK, JOEL to PROVIDENT BANK | $14,186 | |
| 2013-11-04 | Agreement $506,340 — from ZUPNICK, JOEL to PROVIDENT BANK | $506,340 | |
| 2009-03-09 | Agreement $543,750 — from ZUPNICK, JOEL to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. | $543,750 | |
| 2009-03-09 | Deed $750,000 — from 515 LAFAYETTE LLC to ZUPNICK, JOEL | $750,000 | |
| 2009-03-09 | Mortgage $218,750 — from ZUPNICK, JOEL to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. | $218,750 | |
| 2008-10-21 | Mortgage $325,000 — from 205 SPENCER ST. LLC; KOHN, MAYER to FERTIG, SEYMOUR; KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SIMON | $325,000 | |
| 2008-04-01 | Mortgage $525,000 — from 205 SPENCER ST. LLC; KOHN, MAYER to KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SIMON; FERTIG, SEYMOUR | $525,000 | |
| 2008-04-01 | Deed $226,000 — from AS ADMINISTRATOR OF; BROWN, LOUISE; GOODWIN, CECELIA; MC MILLIAN, KENNETH to KOHN, MAYER | $226,000 | |
| 2007-09-04 | Mortgage $6,000 — from ADAMS, CAROLYN to HANCOCK TOWER LLC | $6,000 | |
| 1986-03-20 | Mortgage $9,950 — from PINCKNEY, JANICE; PINCKNEY, BENJAMIN to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC | $9,950 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 154 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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