826 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 281 311 service requests, 170 asbestos filings, 82 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 26.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-22. |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
49 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 39).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
162 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (76) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Illegal Parking (4).
$43,673,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1971) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (132) |
| 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) | OHSG HTC LESSEE LLC |
| Head officer | PIERRE DOWNING |
| Managing agent | THE WAVECREST MNGT TEAM |
| Last registered | 2025-11-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,947,000 | $4,476,150 |
| 2026 | $11,234,000 | $5,055,300 |
| 2027 | $11,923,000 | $5,365,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Kosciuszko St — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Lewis Av — B52 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stuyvesant Ave & Gates Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell. 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.
245 Lewis 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 |
162 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $39,512,642 on 2025-10-09 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $310,246 — from OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $310,246 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $2,925,383 — from OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,925,383 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $2,745,429 — from HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; OHSG O to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,745,429 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $2,521,146 — from HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,521,146 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $2,366,058 — from OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,366,058 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $2,220,511 — from HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HOUSING to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,220,511 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $3,117,132 — from OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HOUSING to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,117,132 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Agreement $135,865,000 — from OHSG HTC LESSEE LLC to OHSG OWNER 2 LLC | $135,865,000 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $39,512,642 — from OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $39,512,642 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $199,753,926 — from OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HOUSING to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $199,753,926 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $15,100,000 — from HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; OHSG OWNER LLC; OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HOUSING to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $15,100,000 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $135,865,000 — from HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; OHSG OWNER LLC; OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HTC HOU to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $135,865,000 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $664,624 — from HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; OHSG O to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $664,624 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $135,865,000 — from OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; OHSG OWNER 2 LLC; HP BSC HTC HOU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $135,865,000 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $2,576,545 — from OHSG OWNER LLC; HP BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; HP BSC HTC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,576,545 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 52 |
| 2025 | 17 | 12 | 149 | 65 | 5 | 248 |
| 2026 | 19 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 166 | 295 |
Every one of the 826 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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