4,781 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,770 HPD housing violations, 1,357 311 service requests, 1,311 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1416.4. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 496 total — 162 class C (immediately hazardous), 276 class B, 58 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-14. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
312 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 56 · winter 2024–25: 202 · winter 2025–26: 47 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$93,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
440 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (140) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (55) · Noise (44) · PAINT/PLASTER (30) · PLUMBING (29) · DOOR/WINDOW (28).
$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (37) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MGSAVIII LLC |
| Head officer | BARRY SINGER |
| Managing agent | DANIEL CALLER |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,171,000 | $976,950 |
| 2026 | $2,364,000 | $1,063,800 |
| 2027 | $2,416,000 | $1,087,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Fordham Rd — 4 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Fordham Rd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 190 St — Bx3 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Aqueduct Ave & W 190 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 86, 246, 340 Middle: 447,363. 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.
2497 Grand Avenue
| 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 |
440 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 140 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,456,000 on 2021-12-14 (lender: Lmf Commercial, LLC), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-14 | AL&R $39,000,000 — from MGSA III LLC; MGSA IV LLC; 2500 WEBB LLC; MGSA VII LLC; MGSA VIII LLC; MGSA II LLC; MGSA I to LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC | $39,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-14 | Agreement $39,000,000 — from MGSA II LLC; MGSA III LLC; MGSA IV LLC; MGSA VIII LLC; 2500 WEBB LLC; MGSA I LLC; MGSA VII to LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC | $39,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-14 | Mortgage $3,456,000 — from MGSA VII LLC; MGSA VIII LLC; MGSA II LLC; MGSA I LLC; 2500 WEBB LLC; MGSA IV LLC; MGSA III to LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC | $3,456,000 | |
| 2019-12-11 | AL&R $35,544,000 — from MGSA VII LLC; MGSA III LLC; 2500 WEBB LLC; MGSA II LLC; MGSA VIII LLC; MGSA IV LLC; MGSA I to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $35,544,000 | |
| 2019-12-11 | Mortgage $2,433,350 — from MGSA IV LLC; MGSA VII LLC; MGSA I LLC; MGSA III LLC; MGSA II LLC; 2500 WEBB LLC; MGSA VIII to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,433,350 | |
| 2019-12-11 | Agreement $35,544,000 — from MGSA VIII LLC; 2500 WEBB LLC; MGSA IV LLC; MGSA VII LLC; MGSA III LLC; MGSA II LLC; MGSA I to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $35,544,000 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Agreement $11,200,000 — from MGSA VII LLC; MGSA VIII LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $11,200,000 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Mortgage $5,428,807 — from MGSA VII LLC; MGSA VIII LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,428,807 | |
| 2016-11-15 | AL&R $11,200,000 — from MGSA VII LLC; MGSA VIII LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $11,200,000 | |
| 2014-11-18 | Mortgage $1,864,485 — from MGSA VII LLC; MGSA VIII LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $1,864,485 | |
| 2014-11-18 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from MGSA VIII LLC; MGSA VII LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $6,000,000 | |
| 2014-11-18 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from MGSA VIII LLC; MGSA VII LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $6,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-14 | Deed $3,400,000 — from GORE CREEK 2497, LLC to MGSA VIII LLC | $3,400,000 | |
| 2009-11-18 | Deed $1,863,505 — from GORE CREEK, LLC to GORE CREEK 2497, LLC | $1,863,505 | |
| 2006-07-10 | Mortgage $349,720 — from GORE CREEK, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $349,720 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 15 | 106 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 147 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 5 | 1 | 209 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 153 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 304 | 5 | 7 | 320 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 6 | 19 | 293 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 243 | 0 | 8 | 252 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 1,164 | 0 | 13 | 1,184 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 681 | 0 | 4 | 691 |
| 2026 | 2 | 9 | 165 | 0 | 1 | 177 |
Every one of the 4,781 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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