392 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 311 service requests, 100 HPD housing violations, 100 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 583.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 20 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
78 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · Animal Facility (7) · WATER LEAK (6).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | 179 Star LLC |
| Head officer | Cheryl Loner |
| Managing agent | THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $706,800 | $318,060 |
| 2026 | $848,000 | $381,600 |
| 2027 | $1,018,000 | $458,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 | Flushing Av — J M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Flushing Av — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Whipple St — B57 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Tompkins Ave & Hopkins St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 059 The Dawn Best 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.
175 Hopkins Street
| 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 |
112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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 THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 26 buildings, 191 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B3 · C5 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 Linden Boulevard | BK | 29 | A |
| 362 Stockton Street | BK | 22 | C |
| 324 East 116 Street | MN | 14 | C |
| 1119 Grant Avenue | BX | 9 | C |
| 179 Hopkins Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 301 Broadway | BK | 8 | A |
| 62 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 60 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 64 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 281 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 279 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 1128 Grant Avenue | BX | 6 | D |
| 175 Hopkins Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 232 Quincy Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 177 Hopkins Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 298 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 233 Jackson Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 234 Quincy Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 30 Fayette Street | BK | 5 | D |
| 307 East 26 Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 1126 Fteley Avenue | BX | 4 | D |
| 103 Pulaski Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 322 East 116 Street | MN | 3 | F |
| 168 Powers Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 2131 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 0 | — |
| 81 West 118 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $518,000 on 2023-08-16 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-16 | Agreement $7,205,000 — from 179 STAR LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $7,205,000 | |
| 2023-08-16 | Mortgage $518,000 — from 179 STAR LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $518,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Mortgage $6,187,000 — from 179 STAR LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $6,187,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 179 STAR LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | AL&R $6,187,000 — from 179 STAR LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $6,187,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | AL&R $500,000 — from 179 STAR LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2022-01-11 | Deed $1,900,000 — from 175 HOPKINS STREET LLC to 179 STAR LLC | $1,900,000 | |
| 2021-12-23 | Sold for $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $316,667 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
| 2024 | 1 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 112 |
| 2025 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 115 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 392 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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