1,896 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 896 311 service requests, 581 HPD complaints, 183 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 38.3. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
196 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 84 · winter 2024–25: 72 · winter 2025–26: 40). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
198 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (94) · Noise (66) · Elevator (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Lead (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$651,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (125) |
| 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) | JAMES HOUSE ARMS, LLC |
| Head officer | EDWARD KALIKOW |
| Managing agent | KALED MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,907,000 | $4,008,150 |
| 2026 | $8,931,000 | $4,018,950 |
| 2027 | $8,485,000 | $3,818,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 | Elmhurst Av — M R · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Corona Av — Q58 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Whitney Ave & Ketcham Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone Middle: I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci. 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.
86-45 St James 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 |
198 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 94 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 KALED MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 48 buildings, 5,920 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2025-05-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | Agreement $6,550,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to JAMES HOUSE ARMS, LLC | $6,550,000 | |
| 2025-05-22 | Mortgage $250,000 — from JAMES HOUSE ARMS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $250,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Mortgage $50,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $50,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Agreement $6,300,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $6,300,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $6,300,000 | |
| 2012-11-07 | Agreement $6,250,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPTIAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $6,250,000 | |
| 2012-11-07 | AL&R $6,250,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPTIAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $6,250,000 | |
| 2012-11-07 | Mortgage $3,050,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPTIAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,050,000 | |
| 2011-03-22 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2011-03-22 | Mortgage $550,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $550,000 | |
| 2011-03-22 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,200,000 | |
| 2004-12-27 | Agreement $2,650,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,650,000 | |
| 2001-09-20 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from KALIKOW FAMILY PARTNERSHIP LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1996-08-16 | Mortgage $845,786 — from LORE, MARTIN M. (TRUSTEE); KALIKOW, EDWARD (TRUSTEE); GOTTESMAN, ISRAEL (TRUSTEE); KALIKOW to NORTH FORK BANK | $845,786 | |
| 1986-06-18 | Mortgage $217,514 — from KALIKOW, SIDNEY to BAYSIDE FED S&L ASSN | $217,514 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 1 | 6 | 176 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 122 | 4 | 2 | 134 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 83 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 122 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 216 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 0 | 13 | 171 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 4 | 188 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 98 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
Every one of the 1,896 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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