1,781 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 782 HPD complaints, 370 311 service requests, 366 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 89.6. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 9 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (55) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · PLUMBING (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).
$1,338,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| 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) | CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC |
| Head officer | SALOMON SMEKE |
| Managing agent | Outpost Club INC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,654,000 | $1,644,300 |
| 2026 | $4,511,000 | $2,029,950 |
| 2027 | $5,604,000 | $2,521,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 53% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Lafayette Av — B44 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Greene Ave & Nostrand Ave · 250 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.
340 Clifton Place
| 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 |
83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,400,000 on 2020-07-16 (lender: Readycap Commercial ,LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-14 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2022-02-14 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2020-07-16 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC to READYCAP COMMERICAL, LLC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2020-07-16 | Mortgage $3,400,000 — from CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL ,LLC | $3,400,000 | |
| 2020-07-16 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL ,LLC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2019-05-31 | Deed $7,600,000 — from 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2019-05-31 | M&CON $6,600,000 — from CSC 340 CLIFTON LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $6,600,000 | |
| 2019-05-16 | Sold for $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $400,000 |
| 2018-10-26 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to ICE LENDER HILDINGS LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2018-10-26 | Agreement $6,750,000 — from 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to ICE LENDER HILDINGS LLC | $6,750,000 | |
| 2018-10-05 | Mortgage $1,210,000 — from 340 CLIFTON HOLDER, LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $1,210,000 | |
| 2017-10-23 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to 340 CLIFTON HOLDER, LLC | $6,500,000 | |
| 2017-10-18 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to 340 CLIFTON HOLDER, LLC | $6,500,000 | |
| 2017-09-27 | Mortgage $5,296,770 — from 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to 340 CLIFTON HOLDER LLC | $5,296,770 | |
| 2017-09-27 | Deed $6,200,000 — from 340 CLIFTON LLC to 340 CLIFTON PLACE LLC | $6,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 9 | 14 | 151 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 64 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 162 | 5 | 10 | 186 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 55 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 47 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
Every one of the 1,781 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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