1,496 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 559 HPD housing violations, 484 HPD complaints, 329 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 457.9. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 95 total — 49 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-24. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · PLUMBING (12) · WATER LEAK (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · ELECTRIC (8).
$105,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 824 ALBANY LLC |
| Head officer | CORNELIUS JAFFIER |
| Managing agent | CK ANDERSONS, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $852,000 | $383,400 |
| 2026 | $963,000 | $433,350 |
| 2027 | $845,000 | $380,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 2018 (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 | Church Av — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Clarkson Av / Albany Av — B12 · 800 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Rd & E 43 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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.
824 Albany 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 |
87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 CK ANDERSONS, LLC — 2 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 824 Albany Avenue | BK | 16 | D |
| 243 East 56 Street | BK | 12 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $521,119 on 2020-11-13 (lender: Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-13 | AL&R $900,000 — from JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, KETURAH to FLUSHING BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2020-11-13 | Agreement $900,000 — from JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS to FLUSHING BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2020-11-13 | Mortgage $521,120 — from JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, KETURAH to FLUSHING BANK | $521,120 | |
| 2018-02-09 | AL&R $150,000 — from JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO., | $150,000 | |
| 2018-02-09 | Mortgage $150,000 — from JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, KETURAH to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO., | $150,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | AL&R $450,000 — from JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, KETURAH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FBS; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FBS | $450,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Agreement $450,000 — from JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FBS; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FBS | $450,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Mortgage $125,000 — from JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FBS; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FBS | $125,000 | |
| 2011-08-02 | AL&R $325,000 — from JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS to COLUMBIA CAPTAL CO. | $325,000 | |
| 2011-08-02 | Mortgage $325,000 — from JAFFIER, CORNELIUS; JAFFIER, KETURAH to COLUMBIA CAPTAL CO. | $325,000 | |
| 1986-11-24 | Mortgage $190,000 — from JAFFIER, KETURAH; JAFFIER, CORNELIUS to THOMAS, PHILLIPA | $190,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 130 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 248 | 2 | 1 | 252 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 114 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 169 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 132 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Every one of the 1,496 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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