A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 52.7. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and
24% 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
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.
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · PLUMBING (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
Filed construction activity
$48,000 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 (1901)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC
Head officer
ERIC NELSON
Managing agent
VINTAGE GROUP, LLC
Last registered
2025-09-04
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
$697,000
$41,820
2026
$706,000
$42,360
2027
$729,000
$43,740
The city's market estimate has risen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Fordham Rd — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: East Fordham Rd / Hoffman St — Bx9 Bx12 Bx17 Bx22 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
E 188 St & Hughes Ave · 450 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.
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on
2017-06-09 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 4 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
2017-06-09
AL&R $3,000,000 — from ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,000,000
2017-06-09
Mortgage $3,000,000 — from ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,000,000
2016-04-25
Deed $695,000 — from KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH to ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC
$695,000
2016-04-19
Sold for $695,000
$695,000
$347,500
2007-12-27
Deed $453,200 — from MICELI, FRANCES to KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH
$453,200
2007-12-26
Mortgage $407,880 — from KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH to PARAGON MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP.
$407,880
1986-10-07
Mortgage $67,500 — from MICELI, PIETRO to TRIFONO, ROSE; TADDEO, MARIE; GENTILE, ANNA
$67,500
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
12
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
2
6
9
2018
2
0
3
5
2019
5
0
2
7
2020
1
0
1
2
2021
3
0
1
4
2022
6
0
3
9
2023
4
0
3
7
2024
4
6
2
12
2025
7
0
3
10
2026
6
0
3
9
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HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS DOOR AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT APT1, 1st STORY, 1st
2026-04-19
HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-04-19
HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-03-31
Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-03-04
Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-01-24
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-24
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-07
311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2025-12-07
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2025-12-02
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-30
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-30
311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2025-11-30
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2025-11-30
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS DOOR AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT APT1, 1st STORY, 1st
2026-04-19HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-03-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-02-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-23AALR — from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC to NORTHEAST BANK
2024-10-23Mortgage assigned — from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC to NORTHEAST BANK
2024-09-09AALR — from SIGNATURE BANK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUR to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-09-09Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; IN ITS CAPACITY to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-09-09Mortgage assigned — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CO to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-09-09AALR — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CO to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2018-05-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017
2017-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-07-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-06-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-06-09AL&R $3,000,000 — from ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,000,000
2017-06-09Mortgage $3,000,000 — from ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,000,000
2017-02-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-09Mortgage satisfied — from KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
2016-07-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-07-20Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO RENOVATE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR. WORK WILL INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS & FINISHES AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH$48,000
2016-07-06311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2016-07-06DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT FOR PLUMBING. NOTED: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION 10:55AM I OBSERVED NEW WASTE AND WATER LINES BEING INSTALLED 1 3P$800
2016-07-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT NOTED: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSER VED 10:55AM THE NEW INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL ROUGHING FOR $800
2016-07-04DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-02311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Plumbing Work - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2016-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2016-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-25Deed $695,000 — from KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH to ARTHUR AVENUE EAST 189TH LLC$695,000
2016-04-19Sold for $695,000$695,000
2015
2015-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-13Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
2013-09-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012
2012-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-12-27Deed $453,200 — from MICELI, FRANCES to KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH$453,200
2007-12-26Mortgage $407,880 — from KAJTAZI, ELIZABETH to PARAGON MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP.$407,880
2007-12-05Mortgage assigned — from PARAGON MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP. to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
1997
1997-01-31RTXL — from MICELI, PIETRO
1996
1996-12-19Deed — from MICELI, PIETRO/ ESTATE OF; MICELI, FRANCES/ ADMIN to MICELI, FRANCES
1993
1993-05-17DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from MICELI, PIETRO to TADDEO, MARIE; GENTILE, ANNA; TRIFANO, ROSE
1986
1986-10-07Mortgage $67,500 — from MICELI, PIETRO to TRIFONO, ROSE; TADDEO, MARIE; GENTILE, ANNA$67,500
1986-10-07Deed — from LUONGO, CARMELA/DIST.OF; TRIFONO, ROSE/DISTEES; GENTILE, ANNA/DISTREES; LUONGO, DANIEL/DIS to MICELI, PIETRO
1986-04-02Deed — from LUONGO, CARMELA to GENTILE, ANNA; TADDEO, MARIE; TRIFONO, ROSE; LUONGO, DANIEL; LUONGO, NICHOLAS
1981
1981-05-05Deed — from AGOSTINELLO ROSE to CARMELA LUONGO
1967
1967-11-17Deed — from AGOSTINELLI LIBERATO to LIBERATO AGOSTINELLI; ROSE AGOSTINELLI