304 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 61 HPD housing violations, 58 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.8. In ZIP 11221, 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 | 11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · PLUMBING (1) · ELECTRIC (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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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) | GSG Realty & Management LLC |
| Head officer | Abraham Schiff |
| Managing agent | Regency Management |
| Last registered | 2026-01-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,426,800 | $642,060 |
| 2026 | $1,712,000 | $770,400 |
| 2027 | $1,944,000 | $874,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 | Halsey St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Hancock St — B60 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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.
477 Wilson 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 |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 REGENCY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 774 Franklin Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 215 Marion Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 475 Wilson Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 477 Wilson Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 39 Granite Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 627 Grand Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 524 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 310 Bedford Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 113 Lynch Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 206 Spencer Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 496 Broadway | BK | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $270,000 on 2025-01-13 (lender: Cross River Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Mortgage $270,000 — from GSG REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $270,000 | |
| 2025-01-13 | Deed $2,400,000 — from LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC to GSG REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC | $2,400,000 | |
| 2025-01-13 | Agreement $1,560,000 — from GSG REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,560,000 | |
| 2025-01-13 | AL&R $1,560,000 — from GSG REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,560,000 | |
| 2025-01-02 | Sold for $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $300,000 |
| 2024-12-04 | Agreement $2,310,000 — from EQUITY ASSOCIATES PRD LLC; LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC; LEH1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,310,000 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Agreement $3,870,000 — from LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLC; LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC; EQUITY ASSOCIATES PRD LLC; LEH1 LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,870,000 | |
| 2022-07-13 | Agreement $2,580,000 — from FUTURE EQUITY LLC; LEH1 LLC; LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC; LEH1 LLC; LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLC; EQ to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,580,000 | |
| 2022-07-13 | Agreement $2,580,000 — from FUTURE EQUITY LLC; LEH1 LLC; LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC; LEH1 LLC; LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLC; EQ to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,580,000 | |
| 2022-06-01 | Agreement $7,980,000 — from FUTURE EQUITY LLC; LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC; EQUITY ASSOCIATES PRD LLC; LEH1 LLC; LEGACY G to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $7,980,000 | |
| 2022-03-31 | Agreement $9,030,000 — from LEGACY WILSON AVENUE LLC; LEH1 LLC; LEGACY GREEN STREET LLC; LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLC; EQUITY to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $9,030,000 | |
| 2022-02-24 | Agreement $2,070,000 — from LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLCLEGACY ST FRANCIS L; LEGACY GREEN STREET LLC; EQUITY ASSOCIATES PRD L to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,070,000 | |
| 2022-02-24 | Agreement $12,900,000 — from LEH1 LLC; LEGACY GREEN STREET LLC; 347 HOYT STREET LLC; 452 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC; LEGACY WI to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $12,900,000 | |
| 2020-01-29 | Mortgage $594,780 — from LEGACY GREEN STREET LLC; 347 HOYT STREET LLC; LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLC; FUTURE EQUITY LLC; LE to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $594,780 | |
| 2020-01-29 | AL&R $12,900,000 — from LEGACY ST FRANCIS LLC; EQUITY ASSOCIATES PRD LLC; 347 HOYT STREET LLC; 2 ADELPHI STREET LL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $12,900,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 2018 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 2019 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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