320 recorded events, 2015–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 257 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 1. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Illegal Parking (3) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Construction Safety Enforcement (1) · Lead (1) · Missed Collection (1).
$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2017) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC |
| Head officer | MOSHE DEUTSCH |
| Managing agent | YHT MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $407,948 | $183,577 |
| 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $348,641 a year ($28.69 per sq ft), operating expenses $101,105 ($8.32 per sq ft), net operating income $247,536. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Nostrand Av — B38 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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.
253 Nostrand 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 |
22 311 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 YHT MANAGEMENT INC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 351 Riverdale Avenue | BK | 18 | D |
| 1049 East 15 Street | BK | 11 | B |
| 156 Erasmus Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 160 Erasmus Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 253 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 129 Russell Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 1235 Halsey Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 24 Covert Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 843 Kent Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 962 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 1712 Palmetto Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 1436 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 663 Evergreen Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 66 Cooper Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1424 Hancock Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 2617 Avenue D | BK | 4 | D |
| 2501 Tilden Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
| 1079 Rogers Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-22 | AL&R $6,375,000 — from 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $6,375,000 | |
| 2021-12-22 | Agreement $6,375,000 — from 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $6,375,000 | |
| 2021-12-22 | Mortgage $2,438,262 — from 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $2,438,263 | |
| 2021-12-22 | AL&R $6,375,000 — from 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $6,375,000 | |
| 2021-12-22 | Agreement $6,375,000 — from 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $6,375,000 | |
| 2021-12-22 | Mortgage $2,438,262 — from 253-255 NOSTRAND LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $2,438,263 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 12 | 1 | 108 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 110 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 320 recorded events, 2015–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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