The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
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.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1905)
Yes
Six or more residential units (16)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC
Head officer
GEORGE N MALAFIS
Managing agent
GNM MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-07
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
$2,091,000
$940,950
2026
$2,340,000
$1,053,000
2027
$2,194,000
$987,300
The city's market estimate has risen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2010 (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.
Getting around
Subway
7 Av — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Prospect Av — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 15 St — B67 B69 · 700 ft
Citi Bike
14 St & 7 Ave · 750 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.
6 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $357,547 on
2018-09-05 (lender: Investors 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
2023-09-28
Agreement $2,369,000 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC
$2,369,000
2018-09-05
AL&R $2,800,000 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$2,800,000
2018-09-05
Agreement $2,800,000 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$2,800,000
2018-09-05
Mortgage $357,548 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$357,548
2013-05-23
Mortgage $1,060,458 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$1,060,458
2013-05-23
Agreement $2,735,000 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$2,735,000
2008-08-04
Mortgage $995,454 — from MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; 58-64 CHURCH AVE CORP; MALAFIS, KIRIAKOULA G; MALAFIS, to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$995,454
2008-08-04
Agreement $1,800,000 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$1,800,000
2008-08-04
Mortgage $804,546 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$804,546
2006-03-01
Agreement $7,231,591 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE; MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$7,231,591
2004-02-23
Mortgage $3,310,178 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, KAY G to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$3,310,178
2004-02-23
Agreement $7,725,000 — from MALAFIS, KAY G; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$7,725,000
1998-12-30
Mortgage $1,051,534 — from MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, GEORGE; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP; MALAFIS, KAY G to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
$1,051,534
1991-12-26
Mortgage $50,000 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to MAGLIONE, JOHN E; MAGLIONE, REGINA
$50,000
1987-08-26
Mortgage $340,651 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to NORSTAR MTGE CORP
$340,651
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
11
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
0
5
1
6
2019
1
8
0
2
11
2020
0
3
0
1
4
2021
0
3
0
1
4
2022
0
1
0
1
2
2023
0
2
5
1
8
2024
0
3
0
2
5
2025
1
3
0
2
6
2026
0
3
0
1
4
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HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-04-21
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-21
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-02
Boiler inspection
2025-12-11
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-18
Boiler inspection
2025-10-21
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
The full timeline
2026
2026-04-22HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-04-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-02Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-18Boiler inspection
2025-10-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-08-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-03-19311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-04311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2016-04-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-12-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-11-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-11-16Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-20Job filed: REPAIR DAMAGED PARAPET WALLS AT THE PERIMETER WALLS AND REPAIR / REPLACE WINDOW LINTELS OF EXISTING FACADES OF MULTIPLE DWELLING AS PER PLANS. NO CHAN$47,250
2015-07-20Job filed: REPAIR DAMAGED PARAPET WALLS AT THE PERIMETER WALLS AND REPAIR / REPLACE WINDOW LINTELS OF EXISTING FACADES OF MULTIPLE DWELLING AS PER PLANS. NO CHAN$47,250
2014
2014-12-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-12-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-12-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2008-08-04Mortgage $995,454 — from MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; 58-64 CHURCH AVE CORP; MALAFIS, KIRIAKOULA G; MALAFIS, to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$995,454
2008-08-04TL&R — from MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; 58-64 CHURCH AVE CORP; MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, GEORGE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2008-08-04Agreement $1,800,000 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$1,800,000
2008-08-04Mortgage $804,546 — from LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$804,546
2008-08-04Deed — from MALAFIS, GEORGE to LIBERTY APARTMENTS 285 LLC
2008-07-30Agreement — from MALAFIS, KIRIAKOULA G; MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, GEORGE; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; 5 to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2008-07-30PAT — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to MALAFIS, KIRIAKOULA G; MALAFIS, KAY G
2008-05-14HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER OBSTRACTED WAY DOWN OF DROPLADDER AT FRONT OF BUILDING 1ST
2008-05-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-04-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-04-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-03-01Agreement $7,231,591 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE; MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$7,231,591
2005
2005-12-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-02-23AL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to MALAFIS, KAY G; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N
2004-02-23TL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to MALAFIS, KAY G; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N
2004-02-23Mortgage $3,310,178 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, KAY G to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$3,310,178
2004-02-23Agreement $7,725,000 — from MALAFIS, KAY G; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$7,725,000
2004-02-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-08-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1998
1998-12-30Mortgage $1,051,534 — from MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, GEORGE; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP; MALAFIS, KAY G to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$1,051,534
1998-12-30Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
1998-12-30Agreement — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH to MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, KAY G; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP; MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE
1998-12-20SAGE — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
1995
1995-02-11HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1993
1993-11-08Mortgage — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP
1993-11-08Mortgage satisfied — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to MAGLIONE, REGINA; MAGLIONE, JOHN E
1991
1991-12-26Mortgage $50,000 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to MAGLIONE, JOHN E; MAGLIONE, REGINA$50,000
1987
1987-08-26Mortgage assigned — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to NORSTAR MTGE CORP
1987-08-26MISC — from GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK
1987-08-26Mortgage assigned — from GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK to NORSTAR MTGE CORP
1987-08-26Agreement — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to NORSTAR MTGE CORP
1987-08-26Mortgage $340,651 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N to NORSTAR MTGE CORP$340,651
1987-08-26Mortgage assigned — from NORSTAR MTGE CORP to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP
1987-08-26Mortgage assigned — from NORSTAR MTGE CORP to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP
1986
1986-01-21Mortgage satisfied — from MALAFIS, GEORGE to CANCILLA, MARGARET; CANCILLA, SADIE; VOLPICELLA, JOAN; MAGLIONE, JOHN; HANSEN, THEODORE; B
1985
1985-02-14Mortgage assigned — from MALAFIS, GEORGE to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK
1985-02-14Mortgage $400,000 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK$400,000
1985-02-14Agreement — from MAGLIONE, REGINA; KIRWAN, JAMES; KIRWAN, PATRICIA; MAGLIONE, JOHN; SVIRIDA, JOSEPH; SVIRID to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK
1984
1984-09-10RTXL — from GUS REALTY CORP
1984-06-12RTXL — from GUS REALTY CORP
1984-04-17Mortgage assigned — from VOLPICELLA, JOAN; CANCILLA, SADIE; BUSCARELLO, JACK; CANCILLA, MARGARET; MAGLIONE, JOHN; H to MAGLIONE, JOHN; MAGLIONE, REGINA
1984-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from GUS REALTY CORP to PAEZ, FELIPE; PAEZ, GENEROSA
1984-02-07Mortgage $45,000 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE to CANCILLA, SADIE; VOLPICELLA, JOAN; BUSCARELLO, JACK; MAGLIONE, JOHN; CANCILLA, MARGARET; H$45,000
1984-02-07Deed — from CANCILLA, SADIE; HANSEN, THEODORE W AKA; HANSEN, THEODORE; CANCILLA, PHILIP A DECD; VOLPIC to MALAFIS, GEORGE
1984-02-07Mortgage satisfied — from PAEZ, FELIPE to FAMART REALTY CORP
1981
1981-11-05Mortgage assigned — from FAMAT REALTY CORP to HANSEN THEODORE
1981-10-26Deed — from GUS REALTY CORP to BUSCARELLO JACK; HANSEN THEODORE; CANCILLA PHILIP A
1979
1979-06-05Deed — from PAEZ FELIPE; PAEZ GENEROSA to GUS RLTY CORP
1979-06-05Mortgage — from GUS RLTY CORP to PAEZ FELIPE
1978
1978-05-16Mortgage — from PAEZ FELIPE to FAMART REALTY CORP
1978-05-16Deed — from PAEZ FELIPE to PAEZ FELIPE; PAEZ GENERSA
1978-05-16Deed — from FAMART REALTY CORP to PAEZ FELIPE
1976
1976-01-02Mortgage — from FAMART REALTY CORP to GOLD BENJAMIN; KOSSTRIN AUTHER A (TRUSTEES FOR); MARTIN MYRON