A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 92. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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
11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-24.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).
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: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Air Quality (4) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$189,800 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
No
Built before 1974 (2018)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
255 GRAFTON ST LLC
Head officer
NAFTALI ILLOVITZ
Managing agent
YHT MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-08-24
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
$628,000
$282,600
2026
$754,000
$339,300
2027
$905,000
$407,250
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Saratoga Av — 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Livonia Av — B7 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
Livonia Ave & Saratoga Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.
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: $499,990 on
2023-10-23 (lender: Tfg Holdings NY LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-10-23
Mortgage $499,990 — from 255 GRAFTON LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC
$499,990
2023-10-23
AL&R $499,990 — from 255 GRAFTON LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC
$499,990
2018-07-24
Mortgage $213,424 — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
$213,424
2018-07-24
AL&R $213,424 — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
$213,424
2018-07-24
Mortgage $1,636,576 — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC
$1,636,576
2016-05-12
Deed $615,000 — from JOLLY, TERRY to 255 GRAFTON ST LLC
$615,000
2016-05-05
Sold for $615,000
$615,000
$76,875
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
45
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
0
3
0
2
10
2018
12
14
1
3
0
30
2019
1
9
1
0
0
11
2020
0
2
1
0
0
3
2021
0
4
5
1
2
12
2022
0
4
14
0
0
18
2023
0
3
10
6
2
21
2024
0
1
9
0
0
10
2025
0
0
7
0
0
7
2026
0
4
39
2
0
45
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HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-10-08
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT BASEMENT
2026-10-08
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE AT BASEMENT
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: SAFETY — OUTLET COVER
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-10-06
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-10-06
311: SAFETY — OUTLET COVER
2026-10-06
311: Air Quality — Asbestos Disturbance
2026-10-06
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-10-06
311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-10-06
311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-10-06
311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-10-06
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-10-06
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-10-06
311: Air Quality — Asbestos Disturbance
2026-10-06
311: Air Quality — Asbestos Disturbance
2026-10-06
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-10-06
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-10-06
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-09-28
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-28
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-09-28
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-09-28
311: Asbestos — N/A
2026-09-28
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-28
311: Air Quality — Asbestos Disturbance
2026-09-28
311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-09-28
311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-09-25
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-25
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-25
311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-09-25
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-09-11
HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT
2026-09-11
HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-09-11
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-08-07
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-07
311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-05
TL&R — from 255 GRAFTON LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC
2026-08-05
Mortgage assigned — from TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC to CONGREGATION SHAMSHON MONSEY INC
2026-06-11
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-07
City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work at apartment 1a,1st story. repair entrance door to adh
2025-12-25
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-12
HPD 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
2025-11-12
HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-11-10
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-10
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-12HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-10-08HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT BASEMENT
2026-10-08HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE AT BASEMENT
2026-09-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2026-09-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT
2026-09-11HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-09-11HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-07311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-05TL&R — from 255 GRAFTON LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC
2026-08-05Mortgage assigned — from TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC to CONGREGATION SHAMSHON MONSEY INC
2026-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-07City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work at apartment 1a,1st story. repair entrance door to adh$565
2025
2025-12-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-12HPD 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
2025-11-12HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-08-25311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power Lines
2024-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT N
2024-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1s
2024-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF PLASTIC BOXES AT BULKHEAD LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2024-01-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-01-08Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-01-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-01-08311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-23Mortgage $499,990 — from 255 GRAFTON LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC$499,990
2023-10-23Deed — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC to 255 GRAFTON LLC
2023-10-23Mortgage assigned — from GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC
2023-10-23AL&R $499,990 — from 255 GRAFTON LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC$499,990
2023-10-23SUBM — from TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC to 255 GRAFTON LLC; MEISELS, HERSHY
2023-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-09-29Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-08-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-08-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-08-10311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Unsafe Driving
2023-07-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-07-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-07-07FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2023-06-07HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2023-06-07HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2023-06-07HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2023-06-07HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX AT P
2023-06-07HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2023-06-07HPD 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
2022-03-31311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2022-03-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY
2022-03-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT
2022-03-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2022-03-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st AP
2022-03-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK HANDLE AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4B
2022-02-17FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2022-02-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-02-03311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021
2021-12-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-11-29FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2021-09-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-01-31311: Sustainability Enforcement — Sustainability Enforcement Work Order
2018
2018-12-31FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-12-10Permit NB — ISSUED
2018-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-12-03FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-11-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED AT EXP#2 FENCE HAS OPENI
2018-11-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING PER SECTION REQUIREMENTS. NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS THR
2018-10-29FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-10-29FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-10-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-10Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-10-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF THE 2014 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE$43,200
2018-10-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-08-31FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-08-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: HOUSEKEEPING FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 4 STY NEW BLDG UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT FOUNDATION STAGE ACTIVE JOB SITE.$2,500
2018-08-10311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2018-08-10DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO DESIGNATE & OR HAVE CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT AT SITE AS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A NEW 4 STY BLDG UNDER CON$2,500
2018-08-09DOB violation C:
2018-07-30FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-07-24Mortgage $213,424 — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA$213,424
2018-07-24AL&R $213,424 — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA$213,424
2018-07-24Mortgage $1,636,576 — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC$1,636,576
2018-07-05FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-06-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-06-21Permit NB — ISSUED
2018-06-21Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-06-21Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-06-18Job filed: STRUCTURAL PLAN FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#321195924.$1,000
2017
2017-07-11311: Standing Water — Puddle in Ground
2017-06-28Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #321195924. TOTAL FRONTAGE IS 40'.
2017-06-28Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #321195924. TOTAL FRONTAGE IS 40'.
2017-03-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #321195924. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG$100
2017-03-02Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #321195924.$72,800
2017-03-02Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #321195924.$72,800
2017-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016
2016-12-08ZONE — from 255 GRAFTON ST LLC
2016-12-08CERT — from INFINITY LAND SERVICES LLC
2016-10-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-10-11Job filed: NB
2016-09-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-05-12Deed $615,000 — from JOLLY, TERRY to 255 GRAFTON ST LLC$615,000
2016-05-05Sold for $615,000$615,000
2010
2010-09-28311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
1993
1993-10-08Deed — from ROREY, JOHN to JOLLY, TERRY
1983
1983-08-04Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to ROREY, JOHN A
1979
1979-08-02Deed — from FINANCE ADMINIST; COMMISSIONE ROF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N; FINANCE ADMIN (AS EXECUTOR OF) to CITY OF NEWYORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; NYC DE