A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
6
’23–24
2
’24–25
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (4) · Noise (4) · Water Conservation (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
Filed construction activity
$7,145 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 (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)
656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH AIZER
Managing agent
STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered
2026-01-20
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
$4,437,000
$266,220
2026
$5,400,000
$324,000
2027
$7,101,000
$426,060
The city's market estimate has risen
60% 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
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Park Pl — B69 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Park Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 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.
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $580,000 on
2026-01-06 (lender: Valley National 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
2026-01-06
Mortgage $580,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$580,000
2026-01-06
Agreement $2,200,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$2,200,000
2026-01-06
AL&R $580,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$580,000
2024-05-16
Deed $2,700,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC
$2,700,000
2024-05-16
AL&R $1,620,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$1,620,000
2024-05-16
Mortgage $1,620,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$1,620,000
2024-05-07
Sold for $2,700,000
$2,700,000
$1,350,000
2021-01-13
Deed $1,480,000 — from METRO 9 NY LLC to KATZ, HOWARD
$1,480,000
2019-05-01
Mortgage $121,828 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$121,828
2019-05-01
Agreement $700,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$700,000
2019-05-01
AL&R $700,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$700,000
2009-06-12
Agreement $775,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI
$775,000
2009-06-12
AL&R $775,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI
$775,000
2009-06-12
Mortgage $475,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI
$475,000
2007-11-23
Mortgage $300,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to TISSA FUNDING CORP.
$300,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
15
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
8
0
0
8
2018
0
0
10
0
2
12
2019
0
2
5
5
1
13
2020
0
0
3
1
1
5
2021
0
0
10
4
1
15
2022
2
3
4
0
1
10
2023
0
1
4
0
1
6
2024
0
0
8
7
0
15
2025
2
2
6
0
0
10
2026
0
0
3
3
0
6
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2025-07-31311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-07-22Permit Sign — Signed-off
2025-07-21Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUMIANTED ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGN ON WALL READING "YOGABOX PROSPECT HEIGHTS".$2,145
2025-04-18311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2025-02-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-21311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2025-02-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-02-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024
2024-11-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-08-10311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Dirty/Graffiti
2024-08-05311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Dirty/Graffiti
2024-08-02311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Dirty/Graffiti
2024-05-31Mortgage satisfied — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC; NEWREZ LLC; SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; CROSS RIVER BANK
2024-05-23Mortgage satisfied — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to NEWREZ LLC; NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC; VERUS SECURITIZATION TRUST 2021-2; WILMINGTON SAVINGS
2024-05-16Deed $2,700,000 — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY, LLC to 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC$2,700,000
2024-05-16AL&R $1,620,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$1,620,000
2024-05-16Mortgage $1,620,000 — from 656 VANDERBILT ARETZ LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$1,620,000
2024-05-07Sold for $2,700,000$2,700,000
2024-04-15311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Dirty/Graffiti
2024-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-03-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-03-13Mortgage assigned — from CROSS RIVER BANK to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NO; FOR VERUS SECURITIZATION TRUST 2021-5; INDIVIDUA
2023
2023-12-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-11-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-05-05Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE$5,000
2022-04-29City emergency repair (OMO): immediate emergency for permenent sidewalk shed. (1) starting from building line erect steel pole sidewalk shed approx 3$15,888
2022-04-21DOB violation IMEGNCY: INSTALL APPROXIMATELY 34 LINEAR FEET OF SWS IN FRONT OF BUILDING ON VANDERBILT AVE TO COVER ENTIRE FRONT OF EXPOSUE1 WITH 5 FEET
2022-04-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S): ATOI OBSERVED FACADE AT EXPOSURE1,2& 4 ARE IN DISREPAIR WITH HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL CRACKS IN L$2,500
2022-04-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Wall/Retaining Wall - Bulging/Cracked
2022-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-12-29Boiler inspection
2021-12-13311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-12-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-12-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-12-07311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-12-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-10-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-09-22311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-09-22311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-02-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-13Deed $1,480,000 — from METRO 9 NY LLC to KATZ, HOWARD$1,480,000
2021-01-13Deed — from KATZ, HOWARD to WEST PARK EQUITIES NY LLC
2021-01-13Deed — from WEST PARK EQUITIES NY LLC to HK SK HOLDINGS LLC
2021-01-13Deed — from HK SK HOLDINGS LLC to METRO 9 NY LLC
2019-03-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2019-03-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED;OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE#1 BUILDING FACADE IN DISREPAIR W/ CRACK ABOVE 2N$6,250