673 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 314 311 service requests, 132 HPD housing violations, 64 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 38.8. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · Elevator (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Illegal Fireworks (3) · Graffiti (2) · Water System (2).
$130,990 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| 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) | GROWER-GREEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION |
| Head officer | STEPHEN R KRAUS |
| Managing agent | ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,855,000 | $1,284,750 |
| 2026 | $3,068,000 | $1,380,600 |
| 2027 | $2,913,000 | $1,310,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | Marcy Av — J M Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Marcy Av / S 2 St — B24 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | S 4 St & Roebling St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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.
247 South 3 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 |
72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,269,457 on 2007-03-29 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-13 | Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P; GROWER-GREEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $10,000,000 | |
| 2020-05-13 | Agreement $18,434,556 — from 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P; GROWER-GREEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $18,434,556 | |
| 2018-07-12 | Agreement $24,000,000 — from GROWER-GREEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P; KRAUS, to SANTANDER BANK, N.A | $24,000,000 | |
| 2018-07-12 | Deed $34,891,696 — from 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P to GROWER-GREEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO | $34,891,696 | |
| 2018-06-28 | Sold for $34,891,696 | $34,891,696 | $1,203,162 |
| 2007-03-29 | Mortgage $16,269,458 — from 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $16,269,458 | |
| 2007-03-29 | Mortgage $24,000,000 — from 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $24,000,000 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Agreement $17,333,708 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK THUR DEP'T OF HPD to KRAUS,PRESIDENT, STEPHEN R | $17,333,708 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Agreement $17,542,207 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK THUR DEP'T OF HPD to KRAUS,PRESIDENT, STEPHEN R | $17,542,207 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Agreement $17,611,001 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK THUR DEP'T OF HPD to KRAUS,PRESIDENT, STEPHEN R | $17,611,001 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Agreement $17,420,046 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK THUR DEP'T OF HPD to KRAUS,PRESIDENT, STEPHEN R | $17,420,046 | |
| 2003-01-15 | Agreement $9,364,940 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; KRAUS, VALERIE to 236-1 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES (GREEN) L.P | $9,364,940 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 60 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 87 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Every one of the 673 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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