A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 128. In ZIP 11385, 73% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$24,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Noise (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
Filed construction activity
$440,516 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 (1930)
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)
CATAPALA VENTURE LLC
Head officer
ITAY GAMLIELI
Managing agent
EXL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-20
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
$688,000
$309,600
2026
$791,000
$355,950
2027
$882,000
$396,900
The city's market estimate has risen
28% 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
Seneca Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Cornelia St — B38 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Madison St & Seneca Ave · 600 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.
10 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on
2023-11-14 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-11-14
AL&R $1,100,000 — from CATAPALA VENTURES LLC to CATHAY BANK
$1,100,000
2023-11-14
Deed $2,000,000 — from CATALPA-MYRTLE CORNER LLC to CATAPALA VENTURES LLC
$2,000,000
2023-11-14
Mortgage $1,100,000 — from CATAPALA VENTURES LLC to CATHAY BANK
$1,100,000
2023-10-30
Sold for $2,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
1986-12-17
Mortgage $250,000 — from ARKA INVESTORS INC to CHINITZ, JENNY; CHINITZ, SOL
$250,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
22
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
1
2
2018
2
0
8
0
1
11
2019
0
0
4
0
1
5
2020
0
2
2
0
1
5
2021
0
0
1
0
1
2
2022
0
0
2
0
1
3
2023
0
0
1
4
1
6
2024
2
9
9
0
2
22
2025
1
4
2
0
5
12
2026
8
0
3
0
1
12
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2025-07-25Job filed: Convert existing commercial 2nd floor Office to residential dwelling units. Related Interior & Exterior renovation work.$150,000
2025-06-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER IN SUMMONS# 39113598H ISSUED ON 05/06/2024, BY BADGE# 2770. TWO LEVEL FIRE ESCAPES BEI$2,500
2025-06-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER IN SUMMONS# 39133690Z ISSUED ON 12/24/2024, BY BADGE# 3621. WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT AT E
2025-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-03-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-03-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-02-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-02-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024
2024-12-31311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-12-31DOB complaint, category ?
2024-12-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTED: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT OBSERVED AT EXPO #2 A MINI SPLIT CONDENSER MOUNTED TO THE UPPER SECOND FLOOR WALL WITH A SEPARATE ELECT
2024-12-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2024-11-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-09-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-07Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING 2ND FLOOR FROM OFFICE SPACE TO 2 NEW DWELLING UNITS ( APT 2F & 2R). WORK WILL INCLUDE DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW PARTIT$120,012
2024-05-07Job filed: CAP AND REMOVE PLUMBING FIXTURES (2 LAV, 2 WC, 1 SINK) AT THE 2ND FL. INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AT NEW ROUGHINGS (1 LAV, 1 WC, 1 SHOWER, 1 SINK, 1$40,500
2024-05-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT EXP 3 CORNELIA STREET SIDE (REAR) BY DOWN SPOUT FACADE CRACKING PARTS FALLING OFF., REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE$3,125
2024-05-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 2 LEVEL FIRE ESCAPES BEING INSTALLED ALL NEW BUILDING NEVER HAD A FIRE ESCAPES ON THE CATALPA AVE SIDE ONLY IN THE REAR CORNELIA S$12,500
2024-05-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK ALSO BEING DONE ON EXP2 2 NEW SPLIT UNIT HVAC INSTALLED ONE ON THE CATALPA AVE SIDE (FRONT) & ONE ON THE CORNELIA $6,250
2024-05-03311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-04-29311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2024-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-04-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2024-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-11-14AL&R $1,100,000 — from CATAPALA VENTURES LLC to CATHAY BANK$1,100,000
2023-11-14Deed $2,000,000 — from CATALPA-MYRTLE CORNER LLC to CATAPALA VENTURES LLC$2,000,000
2023-11-14Mortgage $1,100,000 — from CATAPALA VENTURES LLC to CATHAY BANK$1,100,000
2023-10-30Sold for $2,000,000$2,000,000
2023-04-24Boiler inspection
2023-01-02311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022
2022-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-13Boiler inspection
2022-01-17311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2018-10-30HPD 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
2018-09-18Boiler inspection
2018-06-21311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018-06-13311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018-02-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILING TO INSTALL TAKEOUT COOKING EQUIPMENT AT PORTION OF EXISTING GROCERY STORE AT 1ST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS AND OC$19,000
2018-02-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILING TO INSTALL TAKEOUT COOKING EQUIPMENT AT PORTION OF EXISTING GROCERY STORE AT 1ST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS AND OC$19,000
2018-02-03311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2018-01-26311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2018-01-08311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2017
2017-10-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity