237 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 DOB permits, 40 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.1. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-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.
$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
$174,279,108 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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 (2024) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (109) |
| 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) | MGX ASSOCIATES PHASE 2 G LLC |
| Head officer | HERMINIO TORRES |
| Managing agent | C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,584,000 | $155,040 |
| 2026 | $2,775,000 | $1,248,750 |
| 2027 | $19,735,000 | $8,880,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 664% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · MITCHELL-LAMA
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 | Rockaway Av — 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Dumont Av — B60 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Rockaway Ave & Blake Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
251 Chester 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 |
14 311 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 C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT — 215 buildings, 23,722 units. Grades across the portfolio: A53 · B80 · C52 · D24 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,606,132 on 2024-01-05 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-05 | Mortgage $40,960,000 — from MGX PHASE 2 G HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; MGX ASSOCIATES PHASE 2 G LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $40,960,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Deed $245,980 — from HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO to MGX PHASE 2 G HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $245,980 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Mortgage $16,606,132 — from MGX ASSOCIATES PHASE 2 G LLC; MGX PHASE 2 G HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $16,606,132 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Mortgage $90,855,000 — from MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION LLC; HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $90,855,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Deed $98,676,252 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES, INC.; DUBOR ASSOCIATES to HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO; MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION LLC | $98,676,252 | |
| 2010-04-30 | Agreement $5,450,800 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC. to NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND C; NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. D | $5,450,800 | |
| 2010-04-30 | Mortgage $5,450,800 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC. to NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. D | $5,450,800 | |
| 1997-12-26 | Mortgage $5,967,806 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC to NYS URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $5,967,806 | |
| 1996-05-06 | Mortgage $1,288,625 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $1,288,625 | |
| 1986-08-29 | Mortgage $9,540,945 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNS.HSE to NYS URBAN DVLPT CORP | $9,540,945 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 75 |
| 2025 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Every one of the 237 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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