A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 28.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-03.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (14) · Noise (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Graffiti (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Street Sign (1).
Filed construction activity
$177,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
11-52 44 DRIVE INC
Head officer
SIMON BLITZ
Managing agent
P11 LLC
Last registered
2025-09-06
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,933,000
$1,769,850
2026
$3,998,000
$1,799,100
2027
$4,531,000
$2,038,950
The city's market estimate has risen
15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
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.
Getting around
Subway
Astor Pl — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 8 St-NYU — R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 4 Av / E 9 St — M3 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Cooper Square & Astor Pl · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
31 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on
2022-11-30 (lender: Piermont 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
2022-11-30
Mortgage $150,000 — from 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC; BLITZ, SIMON; 11-52 44 DRIVE INC. to PIERMONT BANK
$150,000
2022-11-30
AL&R $6,150,000 — from 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC; 11-52 44 DRIVE INC.; BLITZ, SIMON to PIERMONT BANK
$6,150,000
2022-11-30
Agreement $6,150,000 — from BLITZ, SIMON; 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC; 11-52 44 DRIVE INC. to PIERMONT BANK
$6,150,000
2018-07-16
Deed $3,619,000 — from BARANDES REALTY LLC to 11-52 44 DRIVE INC.
$3,619,000
2018-06-27
Sold for $3,619,000
$3,619,000
$723,800
2016-10-07
Deed $3,781,000 — from BARANDES REALTY, LLC to BLITZ, SIMON
$3,781,000
2016-09-27
Sold for $3,781,000
$3,781,000
$756,200
2015-06-04
Deed $7,400,000 — from ESTATE OF PAUL J. CURTIS; ROBERT L. SIMPSON, AS EXECUTOR to 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC
$7,400,000
2015-06-04
Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC to BARANDES REALTY LLC
$3,000,000
2015-06-04
Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC to AMERICAN MIME, INC.
$3,000,000
2015-06-04
AL&R $3,000,000 — from 61 4TH AVENUE, LLC to AMERICAN MIME, INC.
$3,000,000
1982-11-23
Mortgage $350,000 — from 61 FOURTH AVE RLTY to RUDOLPH, DAVID
$350,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
29
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
8
1
9
0
1
19
2018
0
0
2
2
3
7
2019
0
1
11
0
2
14
2020
0
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
1
8
0
1
10
2022
0
0
0
6
2
8
2023
0
0
4
0
2
6
2024
0
1
4
0
3
8
2025
0
12
14
0
3
29
2026
0
1
15
0
4
20
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311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-08-31
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-08-25
Eviction executed (3RD FLOOR)
2026-08-10
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-28
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-24
Restaurant inspection: HAPPY BOWLS
2026-07-11
311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2026-07-11
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-06-28
311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-06-18
311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2026-06-18
311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2026-06-18
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2026-06-18
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2026-05-26
311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2026-05-06
311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2026-05-06
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-01
311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2026-02-21
311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-02-17
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-05
311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-12-11
ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR ECB # 39153059P ISSUED ON 07/08/2025 WITH T
2025-10-21
311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-10-21
DOB complaint, category ?
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-08-31311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-05-26311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2026-05-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2026-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-01311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2026-02-21311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-02-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-12-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR ECB # 39153059P ISSUED ON 07/08/2025 WITH T
2025-10-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-08311: Consumer Complaint — Mobile Food Vendor
2025-09-09311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2025-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2025-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2025-07-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2025-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED AT EXP1 INSTALLED/ERECTED NON ILLUMINATED BUSINESS SIGNS READS 2X'S "HAPPY BOWLS" W/AND PROTRUDING & 2X'S "CRYSTAL ENERGY
2025-07-07311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2025-07-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2025-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2025-06-13311: Obstruction — Sign
2025-05-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2025-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2025-03-27Restaurant inspection: HAPPY BOWLS — grade A
2025-03-12311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2025-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2025-03-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT ,TWO NEW SIGN HANGING ON PIPE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING , PIPE IS SUPPORTED BY WALL , ONE ILLUMINATED BOX SIGN
2025-01-13311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2021-06-02DOB violation C: STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT AT TIME OF INSPECTION DAMAGE OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED TO CELLAR DUE TO BORIG COMPANY HITTIN
2021-04-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2017-12-03HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6THFL, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2017-12-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6THFL, 6th STORY,
2017-12-03HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL PARTS AT ALL STORIES A
2017-12-03HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES ALL WOOD FRAMES AND WOOD TRIMMING AT B