A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 272.7. 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
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-10-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Illegal Fireworks (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 (1899)
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)
444 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC
Head officer
NORMAN B STRULOVITCH
Managing agent
NBM Management LLC
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$2,197,000
$131,820
2026
$1,867,000
$112,020
2027
$2,455,000
$147,300
The city's market estimate has risen
12% 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: Franklin Av / Lafayette Av — B48 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 150 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.
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $533,850 on
2012-06-07 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-08-28
Deed $363,526 — from STRULOVITCH, NORMAN to 444 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC
$363,526
2026-08-10
Sold for $363,526
$363,526
$181,763
2012-06-07
Mortgage $533,850 — from STRULOVITCH, NORMAN to MERS
$533,850
2012-06-07
Deed $715,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to STRULOVITCH, NORMAN
$715,000
2011-04-13
Mortgage $330,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION
$330,000
2011-04-13
AL&R $330,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION
$330,000
2011-04-13
Deed $367,500 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC
$367,500
2011-04-13
RPTT&RET $57,500 — from COHEN, YEHUDA to WEINBERGER, MARTIN
$57,500
2007-12-14
Mortgage $235,000 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, ISAOA
$235,000
2006-08-24
Mortgage $185,000 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD
$185,000
1988-04-06
Mortgage $102,400 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to CITIBANK NA
$102,400
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
39
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
8
0
1
9
2018
0
0
4
4
2019
6
0
12
18
2020
2
0
1
3
2021
0
0
3
3
2022
2
0
1
3
2023
10
0
4
14
2024
36
0
3
39
2025
3
0
5
8
2026
10
2
2
14
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2024-09-01HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BUILDING FRONT YAR
2024-05-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD BALUSTER AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD TREAD 2ND UP FROM BOTTOM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS FRO
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES (APPROX 6 SQ FT) AT BASEMENT LEVEL
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING TWO WOOD BALUSTERS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
2024-05-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD BALUSTER AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIUC FLOOR TILES (APPROX. 6 SQ FT) AT BASEMENT LEVEL LO
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD TREAD 2ND UP FROM BOTTOM AT STAIRS FROM BASEMENT LEVEL
2024-05-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD BALUSTER AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING TWO WOOD BALUSTERS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
2024-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2028, 2032 ADMIN.CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECT
2024-03-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-03-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-08-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-13311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2023-01-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-11-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-07-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020
2020-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-01311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-26HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS LOCATED AT FRONT YARD
2019-12-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-12HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY
2019-12-12HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BASEMENT DOOR CLOSE AND LOCK AT TIME OF INSPECTION
2019-12-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-12-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-11-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-09-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-09-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-09-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-07-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-01-30Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2019-01-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-01-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018
2018-11-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-11-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-02HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN FLEAS, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT E
2017-08-02HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2012-06-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C/C W/THE DOB FOR NOV #34942784H ISSUED ON 2.28.12 PURSUANT TO 28-204.4 &
2012-06-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OFVIOLATION #34942783X ISSUED ON 2/28/12 FOR WORK WITHOUT A PE
2012-06-07Mortgage satisfied — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to V'CHESED FOUNDATION AND KOCHOV FOUNDATIO
2012-06-07TL&R — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION
2012-06-07Mortgage $533,850 — from STRULOVITCH, NORMAN to MERS$533,850
2012-06-07Deed $715,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to STRULOVITCH, NORMAN$715,000
2012-05-30DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012-05-30DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO CORRECT CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION #34942783X ISSED 2/28/12 FO
2012-02-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTE 2FAMILY DWELLING HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO 4FAMILY WATER & WASTE LNES FOR 3PC BTRM & KTCN SINK GAS LINES FOR STOVES NEW ELECTRIC
2012-02-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES. NOTE:HPD RECORDS #322180 INDI
2012-02-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY NOTE FRONT DOOR HAS BEEN REMOVED W/ ALL EGRESS THROUGH BSMT DOOR BEING OBSTRUCTED
2012-02-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2011
2011-12-27DOB complaint, category ?
2011-11-02Job filed: MINOR RENOVATIONS FOR DWELLINGS,RELOCATE BATHROOM AND KITCHENS, NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION$80,850
2011-04-13Mortgage $330,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION$330,000
2011-04-13AL&R $330,000 — from 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC to KOCHOV FOUNDATION; TOV V'CHESED FOUNDATION$330,000
2011-04-13Deed $367,500 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to 444 LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC$367,500
2011-04-13RPTT&RET $57,500 — from COHEN, YEHUDA to WEINBERGER, MARTIN$57,500
2011-03-31Mortgage satisfied — from ETIENE, ARSENE to WORLD SAVINGS BANK FSB
2010
2010-06-01HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2010-05-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2010-05-31311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-05-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-05-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2010-05-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-05-29311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2010-05-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2010-05-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-01-14Mortgage assigned — from WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERSLTD DBA POWE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2008-01-14Mortgage satisfied — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007
2007-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2007-12-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2007-12-14Mortgage $235,000 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, ISAOA$235,000
2006
2006-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to CITIBANK, N.A.
2006-08-24Mortgage $185,000 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD$185,000
2004
2004-10-18HPD class C: § 27-2010,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE STAGNET WATER CELLAR THROUG
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TREAD OUT OF STRINGER 10 TREAD UP FROM 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE - CEILING, BASEMENT APT, FRONT ROOM.
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS BASE
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS LINE EAST WALL FRONT BASEMENT PUBLIC HALL.
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2038 ADMIN CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALL.
2004-10-18HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT SCUTTLE CLOSET DOOR 3RD STORY PUBLIC HALL.
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER BOARD CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
2004-10-18HPD class B: § 9, 56, 193, 300, 302 M.D. LAW- ABOVE FRAME BUILDING HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO A MULTIPLE DWELLING AND IS NOW OCCUPIED
2004-05-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2000
2000-04-27Mortgage assigned — from BANKERS TRUST COMPANY/ATTY IN FACT OF; CITICORP MORTGAGE INC/ATTY IN FACT to CITIBANK, NA.
1991
1991-05-29Mortgage assigned — from CITICORP HOMEOWNERSI/FK; CITICORP MTGE INC to SECURITY PACIFIC NATL TR
1990
1990-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from JACK, AMY L to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
1988
1988-04-06Deed — from MOHAMMED, ARLENE to ETIENNE, ARSENE
1988-04-06Mortgage $102,400 — from ETIENNE, ARSENE to CITIBANK NA$102,400
1988-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from MOHAMMED, ARLENE to JACK, AMY L
1988-04-06PAT — from MOHAMMED, ARLENE to JACK, AMY L
1984
1984-02-27Mortgage assigned — from BANKERS TRUST COMPANY to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK
1983
1983-05-16Deed — from JACK, AMY L to MOHAMMED, ARLENE
1982
1982-03-15Deed — from MOHAMMED, ARLENE to JACK, AMY L.
1976
1976-04-16Deed — from JACK AMY L to MOHAMMED ARLENE
1976-04-16Mortgage — from MOHAMMED ARLENE to JACK AMY L
1972
1972-01-21Mortgage — from JACK AMY L to BANKERS TR CO