275 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 311 service requests, 58 HPD complaints, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.4. In ZIP 11385, 73% 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (52) · GENERAL (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | Arash NOGHREHI |
| Managing agent | HORIZON REAL ESTATE PARTNERS CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $516,000 | $232,200 |
| 2026 | $558,000 | $251,100 |
| 2027 | $549,000 | $247,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 | Seneca Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Cornelia St — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Seneca Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 239 Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. 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.
56-15 Catalpa 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 |
54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 HORIZON REAL ESTATE PARTNERS CORP — 25 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B7 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2406 Lorillard Place | BX | 26 | B |
| 223 East 89 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 527 Court Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 141 Essex Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 1816 Edison Avenue | BX | 12 | B |
| 43-24 208 Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 56-15 Catalpa Avenue | QN | 10 | A |
| 309 East 92 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 16 Stanhope Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 33-12 29 Street | QN | 8 | C |
| 149-15 Northern Boulevard | QN | 8 | A |
| 282 Nassau Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 282A Nassau Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 338 Tompkins Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 40-12 31 Avenue | QN | 7 | D |
| 197 St Marks Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 138 Union Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 911 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 890 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 475 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1739 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 471 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 718 Lorimer Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 131 5 Avenue | BK | 5 | F |
| 225 East 81 Street | MN | 5 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2025-09-24 (lender: Atlas Originator I LLC-Series I, Isaoa/atima), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ATLAS ORIGINATOR I LLC-SERIES I, ISAOA/A | $100,000 | |
| 2025-09-24 | AL&R $2,900,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ATLAS ORIGINATOR I LLC-SERIES I, ISAOA/A | $2,900,000 | |
| 2025-09-24 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ATLAS ORIGINATOR I LLC-SERIES I, ISAOA/A | $2,900,000 | |
| 2021-06-16 | Mortgage $870,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $870,000 | |
| 2021-06-16 | Agreement $2,870,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,870,000 | |
| 2021-06-16 | AL&R $2,870,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,870,000 | |
| 2021-01-19 | Mortgage $220,000 — from 337 TOMPKINS LLC; 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ALLIANCE HOME DEVELOPMENT LLC | $220,000 | |
| 2016-01-22 | Mortgage $1,231,231 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $1,231,231 | |
| 2016-01-22 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, NA | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Mortgage $40,224 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $40,224 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Agreement $825,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $825,000 | |
| 2012-04-11 | AL&R $825,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $825,000 | |
| 2003-08-06 | Mortgage $646,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK | $646,000 | |
| 1996-09-30 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 56 CATALPA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ELISABETH KLEINSTEUBER IRREVOCABLE TRUST | $400,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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