549 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 HPD complaints, 172 HPD housing violations, 160 311 service requests.
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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 1014.5. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 | 64 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1979-01-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (36) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · FLOORING/STAIRS (14) · PLUMBING (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · GENERAL (3).
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) | 718 Essex St LLC |
| Head officer | Israel 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 | $375,600 | $169,020 |
| 2026 | $413,000 | $185,850 |
| 2027 | $496,000 | $223,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | New Lots Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Essex St — B15 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | New Lots Ave & Ashford St · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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.
718 Essex 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 |
79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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: $573,750 on 2019-10-25 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-25 | Mortgage $573,750 — from FASTAG, ISRAEL to MERS | $573,750 | |
| 2019-10-25 | Deed $765,000 — from THE ESTATE OF DEWITT H JOHNSON; NELSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR, GWENDOLYN to FASTAG, ISRAEL | $765,000 | |
| 2019-10-03 | Sold for $765,000 | $765,000 | $191,250 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 218 |
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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