A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-21.
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.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Noise (1) · Air Quality (1).
Filed construction activity
$120,900 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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 (1925)
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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,416,000
$84,960
2026
$1,470,000
$88,200
2027
$1,537,000
$92,220
The city's market estimate has risen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
8 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2010-08-23
Deed $700,000 — from 1917 AVENUE U KASTNER LLC to FONTANA, FRANK; FONTANA, MARIA
$700,000
2010-08-23
RPTT&RET $400,000 — from SHABBOS GOY LLC to FONTANA, MARIA; FONTANA, FRANK
$400,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
13
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
3
2
1
9
2018
1
1
4
0
1
7
2019
0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
0
0
13
0
0
13
2021
0
0
3
0
0
3
2022
0
1
4
0
0
5
2023
0
5
6
0
0
11
2024
1
2
4
0
0
7
2025
0
2
1
0
1
4
2026
0
0
3
0
1
4
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2025-05-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED ANNUAL BOILER INSPECTION REPORTS FOR LOW-PRESSURE BOILER 30000072587N0001 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF$3,125
2018-04-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35236938J ISSUED ON 11-3-17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT 28-201.1 & 1$12,500
2017
2017-12-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-11-21Deed — from FONTANA, FRANK; FONTANA, MARIA to 1917 AVENUE U REALTY LLC
2017-11-07Boiler inspection
2017-11-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.WORK NOTED:REAR YARD ERECTED AND EXTENSION TO BLDG STRUCTURE APPROX 20'X20'.REM:OBTAIN A PERMIT$800
2017-10-27Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-09-14311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-30311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-12311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2016-12-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-09-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-09-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.$2,000
2016-06-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-09Job filed: STORE RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR CARPENTRY WORK FOR PARTITIONS AND INSTALLATION OF STEEL STAIRS AND MECHANICAL WORK FOR KITCHEN HOOD WITH DUCT WORK AN$89,300
2016-06-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-02Job filed: EXISTING STORE RENOVATION INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF PARTITIONS WITH DOOR AND REPLACEMENT OF DROP CEILING @1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCU$13,800
2016-06-02Job filed: EXISTING STORE RENOVATION INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF PARTITIONS WITH DOOR AND REPLACEMENT OF DROP CEILING @1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCU$13,800
2012-11-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE/SUPPORT/SUPPORT ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBIN. (EMT). BSMT BY THE BOILER, OVER THE CEILING: EMT NOT SUPPORT$2,500
2012-11-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY FOR METAL (CAUSEWAYS)/ENCLOSURES/CABLE (EMER.) BSMT ENTIRE, OPEN WIRING, (ARMOR) C$6,000
2011-03-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 27-911 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER OBSERVED IN THE REAR OF COMMERCIAL DELI WATER DRIPPING THROUGH THE CEILIN$500
2010-08-26TERL — from 1917 AVENUE U KASTNER LLC to SHABBOS GOY LLC
2010-08-23Mortgage satisfied — from 1917 AVENUE U CORPORATION to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIO
2010-08-23Deed $700,000 — from 1917 AVENUE U KASTNER LLC to FONTANA, FRANK; FONTANA, MARIA$700,000
2010-08-23RPTT&RET $400,000 — from SHABBOS GOY LLC to FONTANA, MARIA; FONTANA, FRANK$400,000
2010-03-31HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2010-03-16City emergency repair (OMO): make all necessary repairs to #2 oil boiler. restore to proper working condition. restore heat and hot water to entire b$774
2010-03-16311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2010-03-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2010-03-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROX.10 SQ. FT. AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM
2010-03-07HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2010-03-07HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2010-03-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROX. 15 SQ. FT .AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FRO
2010-02-14311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-02-14311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-02-14311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2010-02-14311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-02-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-02-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2010-02-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-02-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009
2009-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-09-15MLEA — from 1917 AVENUE U KASTNER LLC to SHABBOS GOY LLC
2007
2007-05-23Deed — from 1917 KASTNER CORP. to 1917 AVENUE U KASTNER LLC
2007-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTM
2007-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2007-04-19HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT LOWER SASH WEST WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2007-04-19HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING & WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2007-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING,NORTH & EAST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
2007-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE AT WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APA
2007-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT A