2,588 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,397 311 service requests, 552 HPD complaints, 183 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 85% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 37.9. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 28 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
72 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
396 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (157) · Noise (59) · HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · Street Sweeping Complaint (27) · WATER LEAK (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13).
$137,480 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1935) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (109) |
| 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) | 232 - 262 TAAFFE PLACE, LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,963,000 | $6,733,350 |
| 2026 | $16,920,000 | $7,614,000 |
| 2027 | $20,298,000 | $9,134,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 24/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Tiger / Taste Korea 232 | Korean | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 | Classon Av — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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.
226 Taaffe 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
396 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $617,837 on 2025-01-07 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | AL&R $22,000,000 — from 232-262 TAAFE PL, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK | $22,000,000 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Agreement $22,000,000 — from 232-262 TAAFE PL, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK | $22,000,000 | |
| 2025-01-07 | Mortgage $617,837 — from 232-262 TAAFE PL, LLC to PROVIDENT BANK | $617,837 | |
| 2019-10-11 | Mortgage $4,270,760 — from 232-262 TRAFFE PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,270,760 | |
| 2019-10-11 | Agreement $23,854,000 — from 232-262 TRAFFE PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $23,854,000 | |
| 2014-08-07 | Mortgage $5,921,085 — from 232-262 TAAFFE PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,921,085 | |
| 2014-08-07 | Agreement $22,050,000 — from 232-262 TAAFFE PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $22,050,000 | |
| 2011-08-10 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,000,000 | |
| 2011-08-10 | Mortgage $4,982,079 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,982,079 | |
| 2004-12-01 | Agreement $13,789,899 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCICIATES, LLC | $13,789,899 | |
| 2003-12-08 | Agreement $7,300,000 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,300,000 | |
| 2001-12-31 | Mortgage $6,700,000 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2001-05-25 | Mortgage $5,124,132 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $5,124,132 | |
| 1999-11-15 | Mortgage $2,443,498 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LIMITED PARTNE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,443,498 | |
| 1988-11-09 | Mortgage $2,488,091 — from ORIOLE REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BANK | $2,488,091 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 12 | 91 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 11 | 95 |
| 2020 | 0 | 25 | 275 | 0 | 8 | 308 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 | 237 | 0 | 3 | 252 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 202 | 0 | 5 | 216 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 151 | 0 | 6 | 170 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 116 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 233 | 4 | 8 | 248 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 205 | 0 | 7 | 220 |
Every one of the 2,588 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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