247 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 24.3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1995-05-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Damaged Tree (3) · Water System (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (1).
$54,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (7) |
| 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) | 248 5TH AVE REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | NICHOLAS G KOTSONIS |
| Managing agent | KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,095,000 | $942,750 |
| 2026 | $2,514,000 | $1,131,300 |
| 2027 | $2,011,000 | $904,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Di La Trattoria | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | Union St — R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Garfield Pl — B63 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carroll St & 5 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Maurice Sendak Community School. 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.
248 5 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC. — 27 buildings, 239 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 Prospect Park West | BK | 30 | A |
| 594 6 Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 101 Prospect Park West | BK | 10 | A |
| 767 Union Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 549 Bergen Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 770 Union Street | BK | 9 | B |
| 886 Union Street | BK | 9 | B |
| 392 Prospect Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 693 Union Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 873 Union Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 845 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 195 5 Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 896 Union Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 768 Union Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 298 1 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 898 Union Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 664 6 Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 695 Union Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 800 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 134 29 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 832 Union Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 74 Douglass Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 248 5 Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 21 Sterling Place | BK | 6 | A |
| 633 10 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 287 19 Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 287 6 Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2022-11-16 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-16 | AL&R $400,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2022-11-16 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2022-11-16 | AL&R $4,150,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK | $4,150,000 | |
| 2022-11-16 | Mortgage $504,185 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK | $504,185 | |
| 2022-11-16 | Agreement $4,150,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK | $4,150,000 | |
| 2018-06-22 | Mortgage $3,186,362 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $3,186,362 | |
| 2018-06-22 | Agreement $6,900,000 — from 21 STERLING PLACE LLC; 695 UNION STREET, LLC; 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $6,900,000 | |
| 2018-06-22 | Mortgage $813,638 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $813,638 | |
| 2018-06-22 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2018-06-22 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2013-08-29 | Mortgage $3,317,826 — from 21 STERLING PLACE LLC; 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 695 UNION STREET, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,317,826 | |
| 2013-08-29 | Agreement $6,900,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 695 UNION STREET, LLC; 21 STERLING PLACE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $6,900,000 | |
| 2013-08-29 | AL&R $6,900,000 — from 21 STERLING PLACE LLC; 695 UNION STREET, LLC; 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $6,900,000 | |
| 2009-10-16 | AL&R $2,025,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,025,000 | |
| 2009-10-16 | Agreement $2,025,000 — from 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,025,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 247 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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