52 recorded events, 2007–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 HPD housing violations, 7 DOB job filings.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2014) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1717 44 STREET |
| Head officer | MENDEL LIPSCHUTZ |
| Managing agent | COMFORT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,495,987 | $89,760 |
| 2026 | $3,077,101 | $184,627 |
| 2027 | $1,957,591 | $117,456 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% 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 | 18 Av — F · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 18 Av / McDonald Av — B8 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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.
1717 44 Street
| 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 |
1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.
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 COMFORT MANAGEMENT — 48 buildings, 417 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B7 · C9. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | M&CON $664,023 — from LANDAU, SHEA to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; FLAGTAR MORTGAGE TRUST | $664,023 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Mortgage $41,750 — from LIPSCHITZ, DAVID; FISHMAN, ISRAEL ZEV to MERS | $41,750 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Agreement $484,000 — from FISHMAN, ISRAEL ZEV; LIPSCHITZ, DAVID to MERS | $484,000 | |
| 2018-04-16 | Mortgage $453,100 — from FISHMAN, ISRAEL Z to MERS | $453,100 | |
| 2018-04-16 | Deed $2,301,245 — from 1717 44TH STREET LLC to FISHMAN, ISRAEL Z | $2,301,245 | |
| 2018-03-27 | Sold for $2,301,245 | $2,301,245 | $767,082 |
| 2018-01-17 | Mortgage $450,000 — from RUBIN, RIVKA to MERS | $450,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | Deed $1,527,375 — from 1717 44TH STREET LLC to RUBIN, RIVKA | $1,527,375 | |
| 2018-01-09 | Sold for $1,527,375 | $1,527,375 | $509,125 |
| 2018-01-03 | Deed $1,500,000 — from 1717 44TH STREET LLC to LANDAU, SHEA | $1,500,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Mortgage $636,150 — from LANDAU, SHEA to FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB; MERS | $636,150 | |
| 2017-12-27 | Sold for $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 52 recorded events, 2007–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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