802 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 HPD complaints, 250 311 service requests, 208 HPD housing violations.
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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 354.2. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 110 total — 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 66 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2007-09-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · 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.
110 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (58) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · WATER LEAK (10) · GENERAL (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 485 Herzl St LLC |
| Head officer | David Fastag |
| Managing agent | WATERSTONE GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $365,000 | $164,250 |
| 2026 | $438,000 | $197,100 |
| 2027 | $488,000 | $219,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Lott Av — B15 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Herzl St & Newport St · 350 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.
485 Herzl 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 |
110 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $502,500 on 2017-01-23 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-23 | Mortgage $502,500 — from FASTAG, DAVID to MERS | $502,500 | |
| 2017-01-23 | Deed $670,000 — from BRUSTER , HUGH to FASTAG, DAVID | $670,000 | |
| 2017-01-10 | Sold for $670,000 | $670,000 | $167,500 |
| 2006-04-03 | Mortgage $406,550 — from BRUSTER, HUGH to MERS | $406,550 | |
| 2006-04-03 | Mortgage $93,800 — from BRUSTER, HUGH to MERS | $93,800 | |
| 2006-04-03 | Deed $625,500 — from DECKER DEVELOPMENT, INC. to BRUSTER, HUGH | $625,500 | |
| 2005-09-19 | Deed $400,000 — from WILLIAMS, ELLA L to DECKER DEVELOPMENT, INC. | $400,000 | |
| 2005-09-19 | Mortgage $340,000 — from DECKER DEVELOPMENT, INC. to GLODNY, SHIMON | $340,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 108 |
| 2018 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2019 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 2020 | 0 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 110 |
| 2021 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2023 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 2024 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2025 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| 2026 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Every one of the 802 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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