203 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 37 rodent inspections, 34 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 272.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-10-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Illegal Fireworks (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 (2) |
| 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) | 444 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC |
| Head officer | NORMAN B STRULOVITCH |
| Managing agent | NBM Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,197,000 | $131,820 |
| 2026 | $1,867,000 | $112,020 |
| 2027 | $2,455,000 | $147,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 | Classon Av — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Lafayette Av — B48 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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.
444 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $533,850 on 2012-06-07 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Deed $363,526 — from STRULOVITCH, NORMAN to 444 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC | $363,526 | |
| 2026-08-10 | Sold for $363,526 | $363,526 | $181,763 |
| 2012-06-07 | Mortgage $533,850 — from STRULOVITCH, NORMAN to MERS | $533,850 | |
| 2012-06-07 | Deed $715,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to STRULOVITCH, NORMAN | $715,000 | |
| 2011-04-13 | Mortgage $330,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION | $330,000 | |
| 2011-04-13 | AL&R $330,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION | $330,000 | |
| 2011-04-13 | Deed $367,500 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC | $367,500 | |
| 2011-04-13 | RPTT&RET $57,500 — from COHEN, YEHUDA to WEINBERGER, MARTIN | $57,500 | |
| 2007-12-14 | Mortgage $235,000 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, ISAOA | $235,000 | |
| 2006-08-24 | Mortgage $185,000 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD | $185,000 | |
| 1988-04-06 | Mortgage $102,400 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to CITIBANK NA | $102,400 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 203 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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