497 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 311 service requests, 76 HPD housing violations, 68 HPD complaints.
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 57% 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 21.7. 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 | 36 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · Drinking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Posting Advertisement (1).
$367,202 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | JAMAN REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MAX NAGER |
| Managing agent | SR NAGER MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,172,000 | $977,400 |
| 2026 | $2,315,000 | $1,041,750 |
| 2027 | $1,286,000 | $578,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whisk & Whiskey | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at today's sea levels — modeled ponding of 4 inches or more in a heavy cloudburst (2.13 in/hr). Only 0.25% of NYC lots carry this flag; basement and ground-floor spaces are most at risk.
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Garfield Pl — B63 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | President St & 4 Ave · 350 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.
259 4 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 |
59 311 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 SR NAGER MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 290 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 Brooklyn Avenue | BK | 41 | A |
| 417 St Johns Place | BK | 28 | B |
| 47 South Elliott Place | BK | 25 | C |
| 1406 Pacific Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 939 Sterling Place | BK | 16 | A |
| 626 Lincoln Place | BK | 16 | A |
| 51 Irving Place | BK | 14 | B |
| 451 Washington Avenue | BK | 14 | A |
| 239 Prospect Place | BK | 12 | A |
| 657 St Marks Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 794 Washington Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 246 Bainbridge Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 457 Clinton Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 259 4 Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 248 Bainbridge Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 244 Bainbridge Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 798 Washington Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 242 Bainbridge Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 1463 Bedford Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 207 7 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 1327 Pacific Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 131 Bainbridge Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 113 Bainbridge Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 381 Macon Street | BK | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2016-11-21 (lender: Dime Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-21 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from JAMAN REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-11-21 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from JAMAN REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-29 | Deed $2,550,000 — from GREGORY LASPINA, ESQ. AS REFEREE to JAMAN REALTY LLC | $2,550,000 | |
| 2008-03-10 | Mortgage $412,660 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCI | $412,660 | |
| 2008-03-10 | Mortgage $1,710,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCI | $1,710,000 | |
| 2008-03-10 | Agreement $1,710,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCI | $1,710,000 | |
| 2007-02-28 | Mortgage $325,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE, LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC | $325,000 | |
| 2005-12-16 | DEVR $450,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE, LLC to ESSEX FOURTH AVENUE LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2005-01-03 | Mortgage $245,437 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA | $245,437 | |
| 2004-11-03 | Agreement $1,020,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA | $1,020,000 | |
| 2004-07-09 | Mortgage $220,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS, LLC; GOODWIN, JEFFREY | $220,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC. to NATIONAL STAR EXECUTIVE SALES, LLC. | $100,000 | |
| 2003-07-08 | M&CON $303,574 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $303,574 | |
| 2002-04-16 | Mortgage $75,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to NATIONAL STAR EXECUTIVE SALES LLC | $75,000 | |
| 2002-01-02 | Mortgage $280,000 — from 259 4TH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $280,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 4 | 26 | 79 | 0 | 109 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 28 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
Every one of the 497 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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