515 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 HPD complaints, 133 311 service requests, 119 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 142.6. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 30 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-03. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Water System (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · SAFETY (4).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | KINGSBRIDGE DECATUR I ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | JOSEPH FESSEL |
| Managing agent | CITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,161,000 | $522,450 |
| 2026 | $1,191,000 | $535,950 |
| 2027 | $1,298,000 | $584,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
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 | Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 194 St — Bx41 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Decatur Ave & E 197 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 54 Middle: Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45. 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.
2657 Decatur 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 |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 291 units. Grades across the portfolio: C8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1280 St Johns Place | BK | 76 | C |
| 1550 Sterling Place | BK | 72 | C |
| 1539 Sterling Place | BK | 42 | C |
| 738 St Marks Avenue | BK | 21 | C |
| 2653 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2661 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2657 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2649 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,235,919 on 2026-01-13 (lender: Cbre Multifamily Capital, INC.), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Mortgage $1,235,919 — from KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE I ASSOCIATES, to CBRE MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. | $1,235,919 | |
| 2026-01-13 | Agreement $11,690,000 — from KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE I ASSOCIATES, to CBRE MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. | $11,690,000 | |
| 2020-10-23 | Mortgage $10,913,000 — from KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE I ASSOCIATES, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,913,000 | |
| 2020-10-23 | AL&R $10,913,000 — from KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE I ASSOCIATES, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,913,000 | |
| 2020-09-25 | RPTT&RET $7,688,634 — from KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE I ASSOCIATES, to KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR GP, LLC; BEH ACQUISITIONS LLC | $7,688,634 | |
| 2004-08-31 | Mortgage $660,100 — from KINGSBRIDGE - DECATUR PHASE 1 ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $660,100 | |
| 2004-08-31 | Mortgage $3,399,473 — from KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE 1 ASSOCIATES, to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT | $3,399,473 | |
| 2004-08-31 | Agreement $3,399,473 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT to KINGSBRIDGE-DECATUR PHASE 1 ASSOCIATES, | $3,399,473 | |
| 1982-10-08 | Mortgage assigned $4,290,300 — from NEW YORK CITY HSINGDEVL to MERRILL LYNCH HUNTOON PG | $4,290,300 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2023 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2025 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| 2026 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
Every one of the 515 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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