A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2009-05-29.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1928)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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)
VLM REALTY LLC
Head officer
VITO L MOSSA
Managing agent
VLM REALTY LLC
Last registered
2026-07-16
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
$998,400
$449,280
2026
$1,011,000
$454,950
2027
$1,189,000
$535,050
The city's market estimate has risen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Steinway St — M R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 35 Av / 44 St — Q66 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
34 Ave & 45 St · 300 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.
3 311 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
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on
2006-03-20 (lender: Vito G. Mossa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2006-03-20
Mortgage $350,000 — from CAB REALTY CORP. to VITO G. MOSSA
$350,000
2006-03-20
Mortgage $350,000 — from VLM REALTY, LLC to J.C.T. REALTY CORP.
$350,000
2006-03-20
Deed $700,000 — from J.C.T. REALTY CORP. to VLM REALTY, LLC
$700,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
22
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
3
1
7
2018
1
1
1
3
2019
1
7
1
9
2020
0
3
1
4
2021
0
21
1
22
2022
0
6
1
7
2023
0
6
0
6
2024
1
0
2
3
2025
1
4
3
8
2026
0
1
1
2
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2025-10-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-06-11HPD 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
2025-01-06Restaurant inspection: VILLA BRAZIL — grade A
2024
2024-12-23Boiler inspection
2024-10-09Restaurant inspection: VILLA BRAZIL · mice evidence
2023-03-27HPD 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
2023-02-02311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2022
2022-12-23Boiler inspection
2022-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-03HPD 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
2021-12-31Boiler inspection
2021-08-06311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2021-08-06311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-08-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2021-08-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-07-25311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-07-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-06-29City emergency repair (OMO): at building: building front make all necessary adjustment to the awning and or structure created by the restaurant so fi$760
2021-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2021-06-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AWNING OBSTRUCTING DROP LADDER AT FRONT OF THE BUILDING. AT FIRE ESCAPE
2021-06-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2021-06-22311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-06-22311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2021-06-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-06-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2021-06-08HPD 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
2021-06-08HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AWNING OBSTRUCTING DROP LADDER AT FIRE ESCAPE. AT FRONT OF THE BUILDING. ,
2021-06-08HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT BUILDIN
2021-05-31311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-05-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-04-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-14HPD 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
2020
2020-12-29Boiler inspection
2020-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-02311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Cafe
2020-05-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019
2019-12-02Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-14Boiler inspection
2018-10-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-12-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-10-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-09-15Boiler inspection
2017-07-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-06-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: (B254)50A-NO PIGTAIL ON STEAM GAUGE;50B-PIGTAIL FOR P404A WRONG MATERIAL;50C-NO DISCHARGE PIPE ON SAFETY VALVE OR BACKFLOW PREVENT
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-24311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2016
2016-11-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-02-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2013-10-28Job filed: INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED STOREFRONT AWNING WITH MAX. 12" HEIGHT & MAX. 12 SQ.FT. OF LETTERING "VILLA BRAZIL CAFE GRILL" ON EXTERIOR WALL IN ORDER T$4,000
2013-09-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2013-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTE: SIGNAGE INSTALLED AT FRONT W/O PERMIT "VILLA BRAZIL CAFE" REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS.
2013-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd
2013-05-29HPD class B: § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AN
2013-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2043 ADM CODE PROVIDE A LOCK AND KEY TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF DWELLING UNIT AND, IF A CL A MULTIPLE DWELLING, ALSO CHAIN DOOR GUARD LOCA
2013-05-29HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2013-05-23311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2013-05-23311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-05-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2013-05-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012
2012-05-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-01-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-09-28Job filed: INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY, GAS SHUT OF VALVE IS IT UNDER APPLICATION # 420200188. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-08-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-11Job filed: EXISTING RESTAURANT TO BE RENOVATED$85,000
2010-04-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-11-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-06-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-06-19DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-08Job filed: PROPOSED TO CONVERT EXISTING OFFICE SPACE AND GARAGE TO STORE USE GROUP #6; MINOR PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED, THIS JOB IS FILING IN CONJUNCTION WITH$50,000
2009-06-08Job filed: PROPOSED TO CONVERT EXISTING OFFICE SPACE AND GARAGE TO STORE USE GROUP #6; MINOR PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED, THIS JOB IS FILING IN CONJUNCTION WITH$50,000
2009-06-08Job filed: PROPOSED TO CONVERT EXISTING OFFICE SPACE AND GARAGE TO STORE USE GROUP #6; MINOR PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED, THIS JOB IS FILING IN CONJUNCTION WITH$50,000
2009-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST
2009-05-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-05-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-05-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-05-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2009-05-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-11-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-11-27Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT. INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS LINES.$20,000
2006
2006-03-20Mortgage $350,000 — from CAB REALTY CORP. to VITO G. MOSSA$350,000
2006-03-20Mortgage $350,000 — from VLM REALTY, LLC to J.C.T. REALTY CORP.$350,000
2006-03-20Deed $700,000 — from J.C.T. REALTY CORP. to VLM REALTY, LLC$700,000
2005
2005-10-04Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2004
2004-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-09-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FLUE PIPE NOT PROPERTY SEALED TO CHIMNEY BASE. INSTALL DIGTAIL ON PRESTROL.$180
1998
1998-01-12Mortgage satisfied — from J.C.T. REALTY CORPORATION to GIARDINA, CHARLES ETAL
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1978
1978-01-09Mortgage — from J C T REALTY CORP to CHARLES H J GIARDINA; VINCENT J AMARU
1978-01-09Deed — from AMARU VINCENT J; GIARDINA CHARLES HJ to J C T REALTY CORP