A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and
13% 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), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-12-29.
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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
Filed construction activity
$14,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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)
VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH KALIMIAN
Managing agent
VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC
Last registered
2026-01-21
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
$280,800
$126,360
2026
$337,000
$151,650
2027
$404,000
$181,800
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
135 St — 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Lenox Ave & W 133 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
2 311 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: $1,900,000 on
2015-06-08 (lender: Signature Bank), 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
2017-06-02
Agreement $3,000,000 — from VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,000,000
2017-06-02
AL&R $3,000,000 — from VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,000,000
2015-06-08
Mortgage $1,900,000 — from VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,900,000
2015-06-08
AL&R $1,900,000 — from VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,900,000
2015-04-09
Deed $1,650,000 — from 436 LENOX AVE CORP
$1,650,000
2005-08-03
Deed $650,000 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER E to 436 LENOX AVE. CORP
$650,000
2005-08-03
Mortgage $499,000 — from 436 LENOX AVE. CORP to WILLIAMS, ESTHER E
$499,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
20
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
3
1
4
2018
0
1
5
0
1
7
2019
0
1
3
0
2
6
2020
0
0
20
0
0
20
2021
0
0
5
0
0
5
2022
0
0
3
0
1
4
2023
0
5
6
0
2
13
2024
4
1
1
4
2
12
2025
0
1
3
0
2
6
2026
0
0
1
0
1
2
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HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-03
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-10-25Job filed: TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC BC. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION$7,000
2024-10-07AALR — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NE to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-10-07Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CO to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-10-07Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUR to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-10-07AALR — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BRIDGE B to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-10-02Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2024-10-01Job filed: HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING BLDG ALTERATION, FILED SEP. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC BC. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRES$7,000
2020-09-09311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2020-06-24311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2020-01-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE WALL HUNG ELECTRICAL HEATING UNIT IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1,
2019-11-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-07-28DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2017-06-02Agreement $3,000,000 — from VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,000,000
2017-06-02AL&R $3,000,000 — from VALENTINE & FORDHAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,000,000
2017-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-29HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2016-12-29HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2016-12-29HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED TOILET TANK AT WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2013-08-13TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2012
2012-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-30311: Consumer Complaint — High Pressure Sales
2011-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-08-03Deed $650,000 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER E to 436 LENOX AVE. CORP$650,000
2005-08-03Mortgage $499,000 — from 436 LENOX AVE. CORP to WILLIAMS, ESTHER E$499,000
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-10-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK BRIDGE 17' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO MATERIAL O
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-27Deed — from NOBLE, REBECCA L/W/T/; WILLIAMS, ESTHER E. to WILLIAMS, ESTHER E.