303 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 58 HPD complaints, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.1. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 29 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1993-04-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · New Tree Request (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (2) · Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
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 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | ZEVEST REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | Ian V Lagowitz |
| Managing agent | ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,612,000 | $1,175,400 |
| 2026 | $2,090,000 | $940,500 |
| 2027 | $2,421,000 | $1,089,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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.
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 | Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / New York Av — B45 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & New York Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
247 New York 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 |
13 311 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 ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 580 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 92 | B |
| 736 Riverside Drive | MN | 60 | D |
| 2363 7 Avenue | MN | 46 | C |
| 245 Sullivan Place | BK | 40 | C |
| 3820 Broadway | MN | 37 | A |
| 106 Convent Avenue | MN | 34 | A |
| 3750 Broadway | MN | 34 | C |
| 3760 Broadway | MN | 32 | B |
| 510 West 134 Street | MN | 32 | C |
| 3336 Perry Avenue | BX | 27 | D |
| 605 West 141 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 535 West 155 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 521 West 180 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 539 West 155 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 320 East 126 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 513 West 134 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 145 West 138 Street | MN | 13 | C |
| 145 Allen Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 419 East 114 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 247 New York Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 212 Hull Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 214 Hull Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 683 East 234 Street | BX | 6 | D |
| 60 West 130 Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 685 East 234 Street | BX | 6 | C |
| 22 East 130 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 20 East 130 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 2056 Madison Avenue | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $989,427 on 2018-02-20 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-20 | Mortgage $989,428 — from ZEVEST REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $989,428 | |
| 2018-02-20 | Agreement $3,650,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $3,650,000 | |
| 2015-08-17 | Mortgage $1,093,958 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $1,093,958 | |
| 2015-08-17 | AL&R $2,800,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $2,800,000 | |
| 2015-08-17 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $2,800,000 | |
| 2013-06-28 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $1,750,000 | |
| 2013-06-28 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $1,750,000 | |
| 2013-06-28 | Mortgage $264,140 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $264,140 | |
| 2007-10-04 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED LI to COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB | $1,600,000 | |
| 2007-10-04 | Mortgage $311,249 — from ZEVEST REALTY LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED LI to COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB | $311,249 | |
| 2005-10-11 | Deed $1,650,000 — from AGP REALTY FUND, LLC to ZEVEST REALTY, LLC | $1,650,000 | |
| 2005-10-11 | Mortgage $150,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to AGP REALTY FUND, LLC | $150,000 | |
| 2005-10-11 | Mortgage $1,320,000 — from ZEVEST REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASOOCIA | $1,320,000 | |
| 2005-10-11 | AL&R $1,320,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASOOCIA to ZEVEST REALTY, LLC | $1,320,000 | |
| 1993-06-08 | Mortgage $350,000 — from MBRB REALTY ASSOC'SL P to DEVELOPMENT & GROWTHMGT | $350,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Every one of the 303 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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