580 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 311 service requests, 170 HPD housing violations, 165 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 218. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 439 JEFFERSON LLC |
| Head officer | YOSEF KATZ |
| Managing agent | MIGDAL MANAGEMENT 2010 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,876,800 | $844,560 |
| 2026 | $1,501,000 | $675,450 |
| 2027 | $1,801,000 | $810,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Jefferson Av — B43 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Throop Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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.
439 Jefferson 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 |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 MIGDAL MANAGEMENT 2010 LLC — 41 buildings, 490 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C4 · D5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $425,563 on 2020-04-30 (lender: New York Community Bank, Isaoa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-30 | AL&R $1,850,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, ISAOA | $1,850,000 | |
| 2020-04-30 | Agreement $1,850,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, ISAOA | $1,850,000 | |
| 2020-04-30 | Mortgage $425,564 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, ISAOA | $425,564 | |
| 2015-08-19 | Mortgage $495,998 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $495,998 | |
| 2015-08-19 | Agreement $1,575,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $1,575,000 | |
| 2015-08-19 | AL&R $1,575,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $1,575,000 | |
| 2014-06-24 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2014-06-24 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2014-06-24 | Mortgage $465,003 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $465,003 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Mortgage $650,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Deed $850,000 — from ARROYO, JANICE; ARROYO, MANUEL to 439 JEFFERSON LLC | $850,000 | |
| 2013-02-22 | AL&R $650,000 — from 439 JEFFERSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $650,000 | |
| 1983-12-13 | Mortgage $40,000 — from ARROYO, MANUEL; ARROYO, JANICE to BREEDEN, LOUISE | $40,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
| 2018 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| 2021 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 2 | 113 |
| 2023 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2026 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Every one of the 580 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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