The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.6. 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), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1996-09-09.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Water System (3) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Drinking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
$136,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (8 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 (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)
47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officer
CHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agent
NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
Last registered
2025-09-08
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
$2,203,000
$991,350
2026
$2,396,000
$1,078,200
2027
$2,610,000
$1,174,500
The city's market estimate has risen
18% 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Grand Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Lafayette Ave & St James Pl · 650 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.
25 311 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: $30,436 on
2016-10-18 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2016-10-18
Mortgage $30,437 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$30,437
2016-10-18
Agreement $660,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$660,000
2016-10-18
AL&R $660,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$660,000
2009-11-06
Mortgage $157,779 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$157,779
2009-11-06
Agreement $700,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$700,000
2002-10-17
Mortgage $288,749 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$288,749
1996-08-20
Mortgage $163,063 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP
$163,063
1992-03-16
Mortgage $225,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PL ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
$225,000
1989-01-24
Mortgage $1,080,000 — from KOPF, JAY M to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP
$1,080,000
1986-10-06
Mortgage $1,263 — from KOPF, JAY M to CITY OF NEW YORK
$1,263
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
33
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
23
0
23
2018
0
0
15
2
17
2019
0
0
13
2
15
2020
2
1
28
2
33
2021
1
2
23
0
26
2022
0
1
24
0
25
2023
0
6
12
0
18
2024
0
2
8
0
10
2025
0
1
15
0
16
2026
14
0
5
0
19
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Job filed: NEW BOILER ROOM 2HR FIRE RATED. NEW 3" APPROVE POLYPROPYLENE INNOFLUE CAT4 VENTING SYSTEM UP TO ROOF. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUP
2026-08-27
Job filed: RECONNECT EXISTING LOW PRESSURE GAS LINE. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-08-27
Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW DIRECT VENT GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER WITH INTEGRAL BURNER FOR APT 2B. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-07-04
311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-09
Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2026-06-09
Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-09
Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-03
Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-03
Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-03
Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2026-06-03
Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2026-06-03
Permit Boiler Equipment — Permit Issued
2026-05-21
Job filed: NEW BOILER ROOM 2HR FIRE RATED. NEW 3" APPROVE POLYPROPYLENE INNOFLUE CAT4 VENTING SYSTEM UP TO ROOF. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUP
2026-05-21
Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW DIRECT VENT GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER WITH INTEGRAL BURNER FOR APT 2B. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-05-21
Job filed: RECONNECT EXISTING LOW PRESSURE GAS LINE. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-04-16
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-08
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-08
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-11
311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-12-17
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-27Job filed: NEW BOILER ROOM 2HR FIRE RATED. NEW 3" APPROVE POLYPROPYLENE INNOFLUE CAT4 VENTING SYSTEM UP TO ROOF. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUP$8,000
2026-08-27Job filed: RECONNECT EXISTING LOW PRESSURE GAS LINE. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2026-08-27Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW DIRECT VENT GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER WITH INTEGRAL BURNER FOR APT 2B. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.$27,000
2026-07-04311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-09Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2026-06-09Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-09Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-03Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-03Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2026-06-03Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2026-06-03Permit Boiler Equipment — Permit Issued
2026-05-21Job filed: NEW BOILER ROOM 2HR FIRE RATED. NEW 3" APPROVE POLYPROPYLENE INNOFLUE CAT4 VENTING SYSTEM UP TO ROOF. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUP$8,000
2026-05-21Job filed: INSTALL (1) NEW DIRECT VENT GAS FIRED HOT WATER BOILER WITH INTEGRAL BURNER FOR APT 2B. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.$27,000
2026-05-21Job filed: RECONNECT EXISTING LOW PRESSURE GAS LINE. NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS USE GROUP OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2023-10-24Tenant complaint: LINE OF TRAVEL — LINE OF TRAVEL
2023-10-24Tenant complaint: LINE OF TRAVEL — LINE OF TRAVEL
2023-10-24Tenant complaint: LINE OF TRAVEL — LINE OF TRAVEL
2023-10-24Tenant complaint: LINE OF TRAVEL — LINE OF TRAVEL
2023-10-20HPD 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
2023-10-20HPD 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
2023-10-20HPD 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
2023-10-20HPD 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
2021-06-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-116.4 FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE DEPT OF BLDGS REQUIREMNTS FOR PERMIT SIGN OFF. NOTE: RESPONDENT OBTAINED PERMIT#320244570;32$1,250
2017-01-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2017-01-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROX. 1 SQ.FT. AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2017-01-23HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT SOUTH WEST SECTION IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2017-01-20311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-01-20311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2017-01-20311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2017-01-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2017-01-20Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2015-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-20ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES NOTED: UPON REINSPECTION FOR DISMISSAL OF DOB VIOLATION #VH 040495CNERH05 WHICH $100
2014-05-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: B154,51,15,32A,50,50A,50B,50C,50D,50E.REPAIR ALL HAZARDOUS CONDITION IMMEDIATELY & CALL DOB FOR REINSPECTION 212-393-2661 TO LIFT$1,000
2014-05-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,5A,6A,24B,36,50,50A.PERMIT # 320537246 EXPIRED 4/29/14.BOILER INSTALLED & OPERATING W/O SIGN OFF.50 FLOOR DRAIN MISSING.50A B
2012-08-14Job filed: 469/12-LEGALIZE AND PROPERLY FILE BOILERS INSTALLED IN 1986 PER ALT 959/86 IN BEDROOMS(PER BUILDINGS BULLETIN 2012-005). BOILERS TO BE REGISTERED WIT$1,000
2012-08-14Job filed: 469/12-LEGALIZE AND PROPERLY FILE BOILERS INSTALLED IN 1986 PER ALT 959/86 IN BEDROOMS(PER BUILDINGS BULLETIN 2012-005). BOILERS TO BE REGISTERED WIT$1,000
2012-07-18311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2012-07-18311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2010-11-24Job filed: FILING TO CHANGE C OF O THO SHOW ACCESOSRY STORAGE FOR TWO APARTMENTS. FILING TO CORRECT VIOLATION AND SHOW SPIRAL STAIRCASE FROM CELLAR TO FIRST FLOO$55,000
2010-11-24Job filed: FILING TO CHANGE C OF O THO SHOW ACCESOSRY STORAGE FOR TWO APARTMENTS. FILING TO CORRECT VIOLATION AND SHOW SPIRAL STAIRCASE FROM CELLAR TO FIRST FLOO$55,000
2009
2009-12-14Job filed: LEGALIZE 1 S¢PIRAL STAIRCASE INAPT 1B CONNECTING 1ST FLR APT TO CELLAR STORGE. AND RECREATION ROOM SPACE AND TO ADDRESS VIOLATION 34807372J$5,000
2009-11-06Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2009-11-06Mortgage $157,779 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$157,779
2009-11-06AL&R — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2009-11-06Agreement $700,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$700,000
2009-10-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERT. OF OCCUPANCY.NOTE:INTERIOR SHEETROCK PARTITION WALLS ERECTED WITH NEW 4'X5'OPENING$800
2009-10-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:INTERIOR SHEET ROCK PARTITION WALLS ERECTED WITH 5'LONG X 4'WIDE OPENING IN FLR. & SPIRAL STAIR INSTA$1,600
2009-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-02-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-10-17Agreement — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC
2002-10-17Mortgage assigned — from PENY & CO ACCOUNT NO. 252885 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2002-10-17SAGE — from PENY & CO ACCOUNT NO. 252885
2002-10-17Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO ACCOUNT NO. 252885
2002-10-17Mortgage $288,749 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$288,749
2002-10-17Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO ACCOUNT NO. 252885
1996
1996-09-09HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1996-09-09HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR BY CLOSING SO AS TO BE GAS TIGHT ALL OPENINGS IN THE SOIL PIPE HOT WATER HEATER BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM.
1996-09-09HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1996-08-20Agreement — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP
1996-08-20Deed — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES to 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC
1996-08-20Mortgage $163,063 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP$163,063
1996-08-20SAGE — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
1996-08-20Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP
1995
1995-04-04DOB violation C:
1993
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE TO THE OUTSIDE OF BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OF THE APT$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY RELIEF VALVE & BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUT SIDE OF THEBUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE TO THE OUTSIDE OF BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Hazardous violation: 36, 4A, 32. SAFETY RELIEF VALVE AND FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUTSI-DE OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36, 4A, 32. SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MUST BE PI-PE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36, 4A, 32. SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36, 4A, 32. SAFETY RELIEF & BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PIPE OUT OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36, 4A, 32. SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MUST BE PI-PE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36, 4A, 32. SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER MUST BE PI-PE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING$500
1993-11-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE AND BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MUST BE PIPE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING$500
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-03-16Mortgage $225,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PL ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP$225,000
1992-03-16Mortgage assigned — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCS to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
1992-03-16Deed — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP to 47 CLIFTON PL ASSOCIATES
1991
1991-11-07Deed — from GREENBERG, HARVEY/REF; KOPF, JAY M/DEF to FEDERAL HME LN MTGECP
1989
1989-01-24Mortgage assigned — from EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP
1989-01-24Mortgage $1,080,000 — from KOPF, JAY M to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP$1,080,000
1986
1986-10-06Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to KOPF, JAY M
1986-10-06Mortgage $1,263 — from KOPF, JAY M to CITY OF NEW YORK$1,263
1982
1982-09-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCEN Y to NEW YORK CITY
1981
1981-01-29Mortgage assigned — from SIEGEL ALLAN J AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE; REID ELIZABETH A R; SIEGEL VIVIAN; APPEL HENRY; to DOUGLASS ARCHIBALD
1974
1974-06-25Mortgage assigned — from SIEGEL VIVIAN to SIEGEL ALLEN J; SIEGEL MAXINE M; GRUBMAN CAROL H
1973
1973-04-20Deed — from REID ELIZABETH AR; SIEGEL VIVIAN; FISCHER SOL; APPEL HENRY to BAPTISTE JOHANNES JR
1973-04-20Mortgage — from BAPTISTE JOHANNES J N to APPEL HENRY; SIEGEL VIVIAN; REID ELIZABETH A R; FISCHER SOL
1968
1968-04-10Deed — from SIEGEL ISADOR; SIEGEL ISADORE (DECEASED) to SIEGEL VIVIAN