104 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 HPD housing violations, 24 311 service requests, 18 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 213. In ZIP 10310, 90% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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.
$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (3) · SAFETY (2) · GENERAL (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Rodent (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 (1960) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 853 Castleton Ave LLC |
| Head officer | Rejtim Ballanca |
| Managing agent | AVLM Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-04-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $896,000 | $53,760 |
| 2026 | $1,079,000 | $64,740 |
| 2027 | $1,145,000 | $68,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Torretta Pizzeria | Pizza | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 2011 (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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Castleton Av / Oakland Av — S46 · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 045 John Tyler Middle: I.S. 061 William A Morris. 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.
853 Castleton 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
16 311 service requests 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 AVLM REALTY LLC — 2 buildings, 4 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 853 Castleton Avenue | SI | 2 | D |
| 668 Richmond Road | SI | 2 | A |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Every one of the 104 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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