2,601 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,058 311 service requests, 767 HPD complaints, 286 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 103.4. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 148 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 123 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
223 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 50 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 69 · winter 2026–27: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$14,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
415 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (109) · Noise (58) · WATER LEAK (56) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (37) · Illegal Parking (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (23).
$377,588 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (83) |
| 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) | CLINTON HILL LOFTS LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTAHIOS 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 | $15,211,000 | $6,844,950 |
| 2026 | $15,662,000 | $7,047,900 |
| 2027 | $15,928,000 | $7,167,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (1 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 500 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.
227 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
415 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 109 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: $6,365,101 on 2017-11-01 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | AL&R $18,000,000 — from CLIFTON HILLS LOFTS I, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2017-11-01 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from CLIFTON HILLS LOFTS I, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2017-11-01 | Mortgage $6,365,101 — from CLIFTON HILLS LOFTS I, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,365,101 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Agreement $13,000,000 — from CLINTON HILL LOFTS 1, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $13,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | AL&R $13,000,000 — from CLINTON HILL LOFTS 1, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $13,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Mortgage $3,658,972 — from CLINTON HILL LOFTS 1, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,658,972 | |
| 2004-10-12 | Agreement $10,800,000 — from CLINTON HILL LOFTS I, LLC. to NORTH FORK BANK | $10,800,000 | |
| 2004-10-12 | AL&R $10,800,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CLINTON HILL LOFTS I, LLC. | $10,800,000 | |
| 2001-12-31 | Mortgage $8,200,000 — from CLINTON HILL LOFTS 1LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $8,200,000 | |
| 2001-12-31 | Mortgage $6,700,000 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2001-12-31 | Mortgage $3,300,000 — from GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 98 |
| 2018 | 2 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 11 | 128 |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 | 402 | 0 | 7 | 424 |
| 2020 | 3 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 9 | 140 |
| 2021 | 3 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 103 |
| 2022 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2023 | 2 | 15 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 94 |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 | 278 | 6 | 6 | 303 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 136 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 459 | 0 | 5 | 480 |
Every one of the 2,601 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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