164 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 HPD housing violations, 29 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 366. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-09-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (2) · Building/Use (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1867) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CHRISTINE C FRANCIS; MAGDALENE L BOWEN |
| Managing agent | MAGDALENE L BOWEN |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,542,000 | $212,520 |
| 2026 | $3,011,000 | $180,660 |
| 2027 | $3,959,000 | $237,540 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2016 (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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Washington Park · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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.
240 Adelphi 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 |
12 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $291,500 on 2001-07-02 (lender: Ameriquest Mortgagecompany). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-02 | Mortgage $291,500 — from FRANCIS, CHRISTINE; BOWEN, MAGDALENE to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY | $291,500 | |
| 1997-10-06 | Mortgage $25,000 — from BOWEN, MAGDALENE; FRANCIS, CHRISTINE to HOME REMODELING SERVICES INC | $25,000 | |
| 1997-04-11 | Mortgage $255,000 — from FRANCES, CHRISTINE; BOWEN, MAGDALENE to RESOURCE ONE INC | $255,000 | |
| 1991-08-29 | Mortgage $139,000 — from STERLING, JOAN; JACKSON, NORRIS to BEHETTE, MADELENE | $139,000 | |
| 1990-05-22 | Mortgage $85,000 — from 240 ADELPHI ASSOCIATES to PACIA, JOHN; GROSSMAN, DAVID; SINISGALLI, ALFRED | $85,000 | |
| 1987-05-19 | Mortgage $55,000 — from 240 ADELPHI ASSOCIATES to FULTON ESTATE MGMT CP | $55,000 | |
| 1985-05-06 | Mortgage $78,000 — from GRIFFITH, WENDELL; GRIFFITH, BARBARA to FULTON ESTATE MGMT CORP | $78,000 | |
| 1983-04-27 | Mortgage $20,000 — from FULTON ESTATE MGMT CORP to LEGRAND, DELORIS | $20,000 | |
| 1982-10-26 | Mortgage $8,000 — from FULTON ESTATES MGMTCORP to DOWNER, STANLEY | $8,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 164 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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