1,232 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 420 311 service requests, 367 HPD complaints, 298 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1226.7. 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
| Open HPD violations | 260 total — 74 class C (immediately hazardous), 118 class B, 68 class A. Oldest open since 2014-02-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$25,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
132 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · Water System (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · WATER LEAK (13).
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 (1905) |
| 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) | #1 STAR MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Head officer | SONYA R DUNSTON |
| Managing agent | SONYA DUNSTON |
| Last registered | 2022-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,984,800 | $893,160 |
| 2026 | $2,382,000 | $1,071,900 |
| 2027 | $2,858,000 | $1,286,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 50 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./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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.
248 Franklin 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 |
132 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $682,858 on 2007-05-24 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-05 | Deed $1,800,000 — from THE NUMBER ONE STAR MANAGEMENT CORP. to SASSGONA EQUITY LLC | $1,800,000 | |
| 2022-06-21 | Sold for $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $300,000 |
| 2007-05-24 | Mortgage $682,859 — from THE NUMBER ONE STAR MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $682,859 | |
| 2007-05-24 | Agreement $950,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to THE NUMBER ONE STAR MANAGEMENT CORP. | $950,000 | |
| 2004-06-18 | Mortgage $300,000 — from DUNSTON, SAMUEL L to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $300,000 | |
| 2004-06-18 | AL&R $300,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to DUNSTON, SAMUEL L | $300,000 | |
| 2001-04-05 | Mortgage $100,000 — from DUNSTON, SAMUEL L to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC | $100,000 | |
| 1995-03-29 | Mortgage $175,000 — from DUNSTON, SAMUEL L. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $175,000 | |
| 1989-03-17 | Mortgage $150,000 — from DUNSTON, SAMUEL L to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $150,000 | |
| 1987-12-24 | Mortgage $100,000 — from DUNSTON, SAMUEL L SR; DUNSTON, SAMUEL L JR to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $100,000 | |
| 1987-12-24 | Mortgage $45,000 — from DUNSTON, SAMUEL L JR; DUNSTON, SAMUEL L SR to FISHER, MONIQUE | $45,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 186 | 0 | 3 | 193 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 92 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 96 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | 244 | 2 | 2 | 255 |
Every one of the 1,232 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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