933 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 503 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 150 311 service requests, 82 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.8. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1998-02-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (10) · Obstruction (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (2) · Dumpster Complaint (1).
$262,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1987) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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 owner(s) | EMPIRE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | MOISES FARHAT |
| Managing agent | FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $285,459 | $128,457 |
| 2026 | $289,103 | $130,096 |
| 2027 | $194,037 | $87,317 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,078,713 a year ($63.02 per sq ft), operating expenses $336,863 ($19.68 per sq ft), net operating income $741,851. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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.
| Subway | Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Mott St — M21 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Mott St & Prince St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
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.
259 Elizabeth Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 39 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| West 133 Street | MN | 88 | A |
| 570 West End Avenue | MN | 76 | B |
| 2750 Olinville Avenue | BX | 66 | B |
| 203 West 87 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 259 Elizabeth Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 324 West 96 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 205 East 124 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 245 West 115 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 3165 Broadway | MN | 20 | A |
| 458 West 20 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 120 West 78 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 82 Downing Street | BK | 17 | A |
| 164 West 74th Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 125 West 56 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 120 11 Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 469 Broome Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 368 West 23 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 169 Avenue C | MN | 8 | A |
| 224 East 18 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 167 Avenue C | MN | 8 | A |
| 165 Avenue C | MN | 8 | A |
| 148 Greene Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 136 West 17 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 53-30 Skillman Avenue | QN | 7 | B |
| 103 West 118 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 96 Avenue C | MN | 6 | A |
| 241 Lafayette Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 36 West 22 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 650 East 6th Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 45 Greene Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 51 Greene Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 113 Columbia Heights | BK | 5 | C |
| 10 East 22 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 355 West 87 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 43 West 21 Street | MN | 3 | B |
| 208 Lenox Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 146 Greene Street | MN | 3 | A |
| 979 2 Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 163 Charles Street | MN | 3 | B |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-03 | Deed $1,080,000 — from NANTAKWANG, TANVA; NANTAKWANG, PRIN to PIANA LLC | $1,080,000 | |
| 2025-06-17 | Sold for $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $41,538 |
| 2024-09-12 | Deed $1,090,000 — from CAP CORSE HOLDINGS LLC to JLL PRINCE ST. CORP. | $1,090,000 | |
| 2024-09-05 | Sold for $1,090,000 | $1,090,000 | $41,923 |
| 2021-12-08 | Mortgage $76,203 — from BOGGRAM, RAGHAVENDRA; TOKUNAGA, LISA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $76,203 | |
| 2021-12-08 | Agreement $1,020,000 — from BOGGRAM, RAGHAVENDRA; TOKUNAGA, LISA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $1,020,000 | |
| 2021-11-19 | Deed $1,020,000 — from ABDELNOUR, SALMA J to VALEU LLC | $1,020,000 | |
| 2021-11-19 | Mortgage $610,000 — from VALEU LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $610,000 | |
| 2021-11-01 | Sold for $1,020,000 | $1,020,000 | $39,231 |
| 2021-09-14 | Deed $920,000 — from HEYMANN, LILA to CHANG, CHING-WEN | $920,000 | |
| 2021-09-01 | Mortgage $12,853 — from TSUI, WINNIE W.L. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $12,853 | |
| 2021-09-01 | Agreement $235,300 — from TSUI, WINNIE W.L. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $235,300 | |
| 2021-08-10 | Sold for $920,000 | $920,000 | $35,385 |
| 2019-12-09 | Deed $1,100,000 — from ATTWOOD, COLIN; ATTWOOD, MARIE-HELENE to STRATTON, MICHELLE | $1,100,000 | |
| 2019-12-09 | Mortgage $712,500 — from STRATTON, MICHELLE to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC | $712,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 48 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 54 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Every one of the 933 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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