855 East 217 Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04676-0110BIN 2116173Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0140 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 31 apartments
0227 of those issued in the last 3 years
0314 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
054 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 16), discharged 2023-06-20.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 30 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 31 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

2006

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 30 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 building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

126

Open now

1742

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-01

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT EXPOSED METAL FRAME AT 5TH STORY FROM 3RD TERRACE FROM WEST AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-16

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-142 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B3Issued 2026-08-18

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B3, 1st STORY, 3rd BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

568

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition120

Paint/Plaster94

Plumbing66

Door/Window54

Heat/Hot Water49

Flooring/Stairs41

General41

Water Leak36

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

225

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential169

Street/Sidewalk36

Unspecified15

Vehicle5

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

238

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony82

Misdemeanor104

Violation52

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 · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2018-01-26

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-05-20Apt B1residential

2025-03-14Apt 2Dresidential

2025-01-28Apt B3residential

2024-10-08Apt 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.

CLOSED

7A administrator case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-03-30

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-27

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2025-12-19

Tenant action

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

ASTORIA PLAZA LLC

Head officer

ILAN COHEN

Managing agent

MAYER KAUFMAN

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

102 BALTIC STREETBROOKLYN 103 EAST 2 STREETMANHATTAN 130 GREENE AVENUEBROOKLYN 17 SOMERS STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-07-13 · $5,625,000

Sale2017-07-13$5,625,000

TAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC → ASTORIA PLAZA, LLC

Sale2012-09-25no recorded price

VAFAI, HABIBOLAH → TAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC

Sale2012-09-24no recorded price

TAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC, VAFAI, HABIBOLAH → VAFAI, HABIBOLAH

Sale2011-04-01no recorded price

VAFAI, HABIBOLAH → TAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC

Sale2009-04-29no recorded price

VAFAI, HABIBOLAH → VAFAI, HABIBOLAH

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

Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale