1,382 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 436 HPD complaints, 389 311 service requests, 353 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35.5. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 191 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 114 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2002-09-25. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Boilers (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$3,470,225 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1921) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO |
| Head officer | ISMENE SPELIOTIS |
| Managing agent | MHANY MANAGEMENT, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $926,400 | $416,880 |
| 2026 | $987,000 | $444,150 |
| 2027 | $1,117,000 | $502,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | Atlantic Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway Junction — A C J L Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pacific St / East New York Av — B12 · 1,050 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bergen St & Mother Gaston Blvd · 400 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.
257 Mother Gaston Blvd
| 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 |
19 311 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 MHANY MANAGEMENT, INC. — 204 buildings, 2,858 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B77 · C36 · D26 · F16. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 204 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $49,717,829 on 2026-01-12 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.), covering 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Agreement $1,352,406 — from MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; MHANY MOTHER GASTON LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,352,406 | |
| 2026-01-12 | AL&R $64,359,561 — from MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; MHANY MOTHER GASTON LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $64,359,561 | |
| 2026-01-12 | Mortgage $49,717,829 — from MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; MHANY MOTHER GASTON LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $49,717,829 | |
| 2026-01-12 | Mortgage $7,717,148 — from MHANY MOTHER GASTON LLC; MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $7,717,148 | |
| 2026-01-12 | Mortgage $3,183,536 — from MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; MHANY MOTHER GASTON LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $3,183,536 | |
| 2026-01-12 | Mortgage $3,741,048 — from MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; MHANY MOTHER GASTON LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $3,741,048 | |
| 2021-05-03 | Deed $1,279,967 — from PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $1,279,967 | |
| 2021-04-15 | Sold for $1,279,967 | $1,279,967 | $159,996 |
| 2015-03-26 | Agreement $17,434,443 — from PARK MONROE II LLC; PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; PARK MONROE II REHAB HOUSING to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $17,434,443 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Mortgage $410,959 — from PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $410,959 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; PARK MONROE II REHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; PARK M to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Mortgage $434,226 — from PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $434,226 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Agreement $1,610,254 — from PARK MONROE II REHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; PARK M to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,610,254 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Mortgage $4,701,423 — from PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,701,423 | |
| 2015-03-26 | AL&R $1,960,553 — from PARK MONROE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,960,553 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 3 | 126 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 211 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 0 | 4 | 174 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 2 | 167 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 169 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
Every one of the 1,382 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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