1,418 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 485 311 service requests, 378 HPD complaints, 369 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 341.2. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 11 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1986-07-16. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · PLUMBING (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · ELECTRIC (3).
$46,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1870) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | J.O.J HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | DONIA SAWWAN |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-01-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,316,800 | $1,492,560 |
| 2026 | $3,402,000 | $1,530,900 |
| 2027 | $4,082,000 | $1,836,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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 | Fulton St — G · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lafayette Av — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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.
133 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 |
85 311 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 TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 154 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-01 | Deed $535,000 — from FARHOUND, THABIT H; AHED, BASIMA; ESTATE OF AHMAD AHAD; AHED, BASEM; BASEM AHED, ADMINISTR to FARHOUD, THABIT H | $535,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2018 | 0 | 20 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 344 |
| 2019 | 0 | 18 | 140 | 0 | 2 | 160 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 118 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 82 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
Every one of the 1,418 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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