2825 Claflin Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03250-0092BIN 2015421

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0156 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 82 apartments
0234 of those issued in the last 3 years
0315 open rent-impairing violation(s)
046 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
062 DOB 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 DOB 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

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 53 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 building15 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

179

Open now

439

On record

Open Class C

102

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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-19

§ 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 AT HOPPER DOOR AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-19

§ 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 AT HOPPER DOOR AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2026-10-19

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2026-10-19RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE WATER SUPPLY LINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

529

All time

110

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water286

Plumbing52

General42

Unsanitary Condition33

Paint/Plaster30

Door/Window24

Appliance22

Electric17

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1369

Noise reports · last 12 mo

114

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential954

Street/Sidewalk328

Vehicle52

Unspecified32

Park2

Commercial1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

341

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony116

Misdemeanor154

Violation71

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-08-20

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RETAINING WALL IN A SAFE CONDITION.NOTED AT THE TI ME OF INSPECTION,WE OBSERVED PORTIONS OF THE RW LEANING WITH SOME DISR EPAIR.THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE RETAINING WALL IS UNSAFE AND IT POS ES AN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF COLLAPSE.REMEDY:RETAIN A LIC STRUCTURAL ENGI NEER TO PROVIDE DEMOLITION & REBUILT DRAWINGS FOR THE NEW RW

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-03-27

EWO OBSERVED @ EXP1 E.ELEV SPALLING CONCRETE/MASONRY FROM COPING & SPALLING CONCRETE/MASONRY FROM FACADE @ MULTI LOCAT CAUSING AN IMMEDLY HAZARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. NO SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE. REMEDY: IMMELDY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURE (SIDEWALK SHED) @ EXP1 E.ELEV (CLASLIN AVE FULL LENGTH) TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-01Apt 4Dresidential

2017-04-03Apt 4Nresidential

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

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 2025-07-17

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-03-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-11-08

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-07-23

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

XHAFER PROPERTIES CO INC

Head officer

AVNI GECAJ

Managing agent

ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC

15 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

Unpaid city fines

$14,405

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12026-04-28$6,250 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22026-03-11$655 due

ConstructionClass 22025-08-05$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-05-05 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2005-03-04 · $1,385,000

Mortgage2005-03-04$1,385,000

borrower XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2002-11-13$3,200,000

borrower XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2001-08-24$270,634.58

borrower SORKIN, HARVEY · lender XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC.

Mortgage1998-08-25$2,030,000

borrower XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC. · lender FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Sale1998-05-05no recorded price

SORKIN, HARVEY → XHAFER PROPERTIES CO., INC.

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