664 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 218 HPD complaints, 196 311 service requests, 152 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 535.5. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · GENERAL (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6).
$9,000 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 (1927) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 1220 Commonwealth LLC |
| Head officer | David Fastag |
| Managing agent | WATERSTONE GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $806,000 | $362,700 |
| 2026 | $729,000 | $328,050 |
| 2027 | $875,000 | $393,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | St Lawrence Av — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Saint Lawrence Av — Bx4 Bx4A · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 047 John Randolph. 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.
1220 Commonwealth 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 |
76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $562,500 on 2018-08-03 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-03 | Mortgage $562,500 — from FASTAG, DAVID to MERS | $562,500 | |
| 2018-08-03 | Deed $750,000 — from 1220 COMMONWEALTH LLC to FASTAG, DAVID | $750,000 | |
| 2018-07-25 | Sold for $750,000 | $750,000 | $187,500 |
| 2016-05-05 | Mortgage $335,000 — from 1220 COMMONWEALTH LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $335,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Deed $480,000 — from SEETO, ALLEN to 1220 COMMONWEALTH LLC | $480,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | AL&R $335,000 — from 1220 COMMONWEALTH LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $335,000 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Sold for $480,000 | $480,000 | $120,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 144 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 71 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 51 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 90 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Every one of the 664 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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