A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27.4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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
Open HPD violations
3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-14.
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
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (7) · Noise (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Snow or Ice (1) · ELECTRIC (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 (8)
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)
55-57 CLIFTON PL. LLc
Head officer
ELAZAr ORLOFSKY
Managing agent
EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC.
Last registered
2026-07-20
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
$1,711,000
$769,950
2026
$2,053,000
$923,850
2027
$2,464,000
$1,108,800
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).
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
Classon Av — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Grand Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Lafayette Ave & St James Pl · 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.
18 311 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: $756,932 on
2020-03-12 (lender: Capital One, National Association), 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
2020-03-12
Agreement $5,817,500 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$5,817,500
2020-03-12
Mortgage $756,933 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$756,933
2020-03-12
AL&R $5,817,500 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$5,817,500
2015-03-25
Agreement $5,625,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$5,625,000
2015-03-25
Mortgage $2,446,510 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,446,510
2015-03-25
AL&R $5,625,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$5,625,000
2013-11-18
Mortgage $3,260,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$3,260,000
2013-11-18
Agreement $3,260,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$3,260,000
2013-11-18
Mortgage $1,661,993 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,661,993
2013-11-18
Deed $4,381,050 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC
$4,381,050
2009-05-18
Mortgage $200,000 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC C/O WILLIAM J. APUZZO - 6 to NATIONWIDE CAPITAL, LLC
$200,000
2008-08-08
Agreement $1,750,000 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to CHECKSPRING BANK
$1,750,000
2008-08-08
Mortgage $1,098,318 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to CHECKSPRING BANK
$1,098,318
2008-08-08
AL&R $1,750,000 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to CHECKSPRING BANK
$1,750,000
2005-03-09
DEEDO $800,000 — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC C/O HERBERT to 55 CLIFTON LLC C/O WILLIAM APPUZZO, ESQ
$800,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
22
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
8
0
1
9
2018
1
0
4
0
3
8
2019
0
0
0
0
3
3
2020
0
0
7
5
3
15
2021
0
0
19
0
1
20
2022
0
0
3
0
1
4
2023
0
0
8
0
3
11
2024
0
0
7
0
5
12
2025
0
0
19
0
3
22
2026
0
1
3
0
2
6
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-04-28HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1
2023-04-28HPD 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
2023-04-21HPD 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
2023-04-21HPD 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
2021-04-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2021-04-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-02HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD TO ROOF
2021-03-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER P
2021-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-01-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-10Boiler inspection
2020-05-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-08311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-12Agreement $5,817,500 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$5,817,500
2020-03-12Mortgage $756,933 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$756,933
2020-03-12Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2020-03-12TL&R — from SIGNATURE BANK to 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC
2020-03-12AL&R $5,817,500 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$5,817,500
2020-03-05Boiler inspection
2020-03-05Boiler inspection — defects found
2019
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-11Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF TRIP HAZARD FROM CABLE WIRES AT ROOF
2018-07-11HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL BALCONIES ALL STORIES
2018-07-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, A
2018-07-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2018-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-13Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2015-11-16DOB violation C: BOOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A 15 DAY LETTER OF INTENT TO REVOKE A PP/PERMIT #340102604 ON 11/13/15 BUILDING CONSTRUCTRION WORK
2015-03-25Agreement $5,625,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$5,625,000
2015-03-25Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SIGNATURE BANK
2015-03-25Mortgage $2,446,510 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,446,510
2015-03-25AL&R $5,625,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$5,625,000
2015-03-07HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2015-03-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-07-02311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2014-07-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-07-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-07-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-07-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2014-07-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-07-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-07-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014-06-28311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-12-23311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-12-23DOB complaint, category ?
2013-12-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-12-02Permit EW —
2013-11-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND CEL LAR OF AN EXISTING 4 STORY AND CELLAR 8 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING REP$420,000
2013-11-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND CEL LAR OF AN EXISTING 4 STORY AND CELLAR 8 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING REP$420,000
2013-11-18Mortgage satisfied — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to THE NATIONWIDE CAPITAL LLC
2013-11-18TL&R — from SPRING BANK; CHECKSPRING BANK
2013-11-18Mortgage $3,260,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$3,260,000
2013-11-18Agreement $3,260,000 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$3,260,000
2013-11-18Mortgage $1,661,993 — from 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,661,993
2013-11-18Mortgage assigned — from SPRING BANK; CHECKSPRING BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2013-11-18Deed $4,381,050 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to 55-57 CLIFTON PL LLC$4,381,050
2006-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-03-09DEEDO $800,000 — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC C/O HERBERT to 55 CLIFTON LLC C/O WILLIAM APPUZZO, ESQ$800,000
2005-03-09Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
2005-03-09M&CON $700,000 — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK$700,000
2005-03-09Agreement — from 55 CLIFTON LLC to PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC; PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
2005-03-09TL&R — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDRAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIAT
2005-03-09AL&R — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to 55 CLIFTON LLC
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-05-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2004-05-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-08-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2003-08-12City emergency repair (OMO): as per mini rc #k315239 (iatl), perform total lead analysis of 11 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agenc$46
2003-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-02-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-17Mortgage assigned — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2000-10-17Deed — from EDMARD INC to PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-05-16HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY NORTHEAST APT 2 WILLIAMS. LOCATED AT APT 2
1991-05-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GA
1989
1989-06-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS CEILINGS & TRIM 4 STY WEST APT 7 THRU OUT. ,
1988
1988-09-14HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
1988-09-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS 4 STY NORTH APT 8 KITCHEN BATHROOM &
1988-09-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WALL 4 STY NORTH APT 8 SOUTH ROO
1988-09-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL STAMPED CEILING 4 STY NORTH APT 8 KITCHEN & FOYER. ,
1988-08-22HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING HANDLES BULKHEAD DOOR ROOF EXTERIOR & INTERIOR.
1988-08-22HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD ROOF.
1988-08-22HPD class A: § 62 M/D LAW REARRANGE TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO ANTENNA TO BE AT LEAST 10 FEET ABOVE ROOF AND NOT ATTACHED TO ANY FIRE ESCAPE OR SOIL OR VENT
1988-03-18HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL RAILING GUARD CELLAR ENTRANCE REAR.
1988-03-18HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR THRU OUT.
1988-03-14HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 3 STY APT 3L. LOCATED AT APT 3L
1988-03-14HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 1 STY APT 1L. LOCATED AT APT 1L
1988-03-14HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS & WALLS THRU OUT 1 STY APT 1R. LOCATED AT
1988-03-14HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1988-03-14HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 1 STY APT 1R. LOCATED AT APT 1R
1986
1986-01-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY RIGHT APT 2R. LOCATED AT APT 2R
1986-01-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 4 STY LEFT APT 4L. LOCATED AT APT 4L
1986-01-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TY
1974
1974-02-20Mortgage assigned — from KELAHER EDMOND J (EXECUTOR OF DECEASED) to KELAHER RICHARD E