538 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints, 55 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water Quality (4) · Noise (3) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · ELECTRIC (2).
$49,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1928) |
| 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) | JOE 235 DRIGGS AVE SNA LLC |
| Head officer | FRANK LANG |
| Managing agent | ST NICKS ALLIANCE |
| Last registered | 2025-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,860,000 | $837,000 |
| 2026 | $1,983,000 | $892,350 |
| 2027 | $2,245,000 | $1,010,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Nassau Av — G · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Graham Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Driggs Av — B43 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Engert Ave & McGuinness Blvd · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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.
235 Driggs 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ST. NICKS ALLIANCE — 108 buildings, 1,556 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B34 · C20 · D18 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 108 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $91,920 on 2008-01-07 (lender: The City Of New York Acting Through Its Department). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-18 | SPRD $388,131 — from 235 DRIGGS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $388,131 | |
| 2008-01-07 | Agreement $158,455 — from 235 DRIGGS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $158,455 | |
| 2008-01-07 | Mortgage $91,920 — from 235 DRIGGS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING THROUGH ITS | $91,920 | |
| 2002-07-23 | Mortgage $250,375 — from 235 DRIGGS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $250,375 | |
| 2002-07-23 | Mortgage $296,211 — from 235 DRIGGS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $296,211 | |
| 1986-08-14 | Mortgage $75,000 — from RACK, JOHN J; SPINOSA, DANIEL to DIRECT COSMETICS INC | $75,000 | |
| 1982-12-29 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC | $4,200,000 | |
| 1982-12-29 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC | $4,200,000 | |
| 1982-12-29 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC | $4,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 53 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Every one of the 538 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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