1975 La Fontaine Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03060-0045BIN 2011827Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0126 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 50 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
0313 open rent-impairing violation(s)
049 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
062 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 46 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 50 apartments.

2018 — 46 units registered2023 — 46

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1923

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 40 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building18 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

372

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5HIssued 2026-10-07

§ 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 MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5H, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''1975'', AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2026-06-03

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 30 SQFT AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-10-28

§ 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 MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4KIssued 2024-10-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4K, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

133

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition28

Heat/Hot Water25

Paint/Plaster17

Plumbing14

Flooring/Stairs11

General10

Water Leak8

Door/Window7

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

902

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential434

Street/Sidewalk372

Vehicle36

Commercial31

Unspecified25

Park4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

527

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony203

Misdemeanor232

Violation92

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-17

FTM. OBSERVED ON EXP 1 CRACKS ON BRICKS PARAPET, AC UNITS INADEQTE SUPPORTED; BROKEN WINDOW PANE ON SEVERAL FLRS. EXP 2,3,4 CRACKS IN BRICK SPANDRELS, AC UNITS INADEQTE SUPPORTED, BROKEN WINDOW PANES @ SEVERAL LOCATNS. EXP 4 CRACKS & SPALLING STUCCO & BRICKS @ MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FACADE & APPURT

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-10-15

FTM BLDG. OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1 EAST ELEVATION DAMAGE JOINTS AT SOUTH ENTRANCE, CRACK COUNTYARD NORTH, CRACKS ON ELEVATIONS 1ST FLOOR AND UPPER FLOOR. MISSING WINDOW SASH/PANE BROKEN PANE NORTH. BROKEN PANE EXPOSURE 2 CORROSION OF FIRE ESCAPE EXPOSURE 3. REMEDY: REPAIR AND OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-10-15

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.OBSERVED DAMAGED JOINTS AT BUILDING ENTRANCE CANOPY.EXP2 LONG VERTICAL CRACK 1ST FL.CR ACKS AT UPPER FLOORS.DEFECTED FIRE ESCAPE EXP1 AND 2,CRACK/BROKEN WIND OW AT EXP2.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$9,375

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

UnknownClass 22026-07-17$625 due

ConstructionClass 12026-07-17$1,250 due

UnknownClass 22026-07-17$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-10-15$6,250 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-11-07Apt 1Gresidential

2022-10-21Apt 5Kresidential

2019-06-17Apt 3Eresidential

2019-04-09Apt 1Eresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2024-01-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-11-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-12-29

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-01-15

Heat / hot water

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1975 Lafontaine Partners LLC`

Head officer

Eduart Shllaku

Managing agent

Alfred Kokaj

18 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-12-30 · $1,200,000

Most recent mortgage2016-05-19 · $2,004,288.28

Sale2025-12-30$1,200,000

LAFONTAINE ESTATES LLC → 1975 LAFONTAINE PARTNERS LLC

Mortgage2016-05-19$2,004,288.28

borrower LAFONTAINE ESTATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2016-05-19$8,000,000

BELMONT EQUITIES LLC, ARIMA HOLDING LLC → LAFONTAINE ESTATES LLC

Sale2014-06-03$4,925,000

PRANA NINE PROPERTIES, LLC → ARIMA HOLDING LLC, BELMONT EQUITIES LLC

Mortgage2014-06-03$695,161.84

borrower ARIMA HOLDING LLC, BELMONT EQUITIES LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale