1,778 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 580 311 service requests, 533 HPD complaints, 333 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 34.2. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 34 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2013-03-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (6) · Animal (5) · Noise (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (3).
$1,373,353 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (54) |
| 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) | FOSTER ARMS APARTMENTS CORP |
| Head officer | Sarah Kunstler |
| Managing agent | Narrows Management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,570,000 | $1,606,500 |
| 2026 | $3,706,000 | $1,667,700 |
| 2027 | $3,580,000 | $1,611,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $880,117 a year ($14.60 per sq ft), operating expenses $470,802 ($7.81 per sq ft), net operating income $409,315. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (6 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 | Newkirk Plaza — B Q · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Foster Av / E 18 St — B8 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & Argyle Rd · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 152, 315 Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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.
1815 Foster 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 |
41 311 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 NARROWS MANAGEMENT — 85 buildings, 3,159 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B14 · C5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 85 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2022-07-14 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | RPTT&RET $717,500 — from GERSTIN, JESSE; JORDAN, BRITTANY to PROPP, HANNAH L; ROSS, JULIE S | $717,500 | |
| 2026-08-06 | Sold for $717,500 | $717,500 | $13,287 |
| 2026-08-03 | RPTT&RET $485,000 — from RUBIN, ROCHELLE to DATTA, MONICA SUPRIYA | $485,000 | |
| 2026-07-29 | Sold for $485,000 | $485,000 | $8,981 |
| 2026-03-27 | RPTT&RET $930,000 — from BATKA, BRIAN; SCHWARZ, MADELINE to FOELSCH, BORIS; FOELSCH, ERIC; FOELSCH, GAIL L | $930,000 | |
| 2026-03-12 | Sold for $930,000 | $930,000 | $17,222 |
| 2026-01-07 | RPTT&RET $625,000 — from BRINSON, WILLIAM; BRINSON, GRETCHEN; BRINSON, MARY to ROUBINI, SONIA | $625,000 | |
| 2025-12-19 | Sold for $625,000 | $625,000 | $11,574 |
| 2025-08-14 | RPTT&RET $685,000 — from MCLERNON, SEAN F; THOMPSON, TASHA N to BINCE, CLAUDY | $685,000 | |
| 2025-07-23 | Sold for $685,000 | $685,000 | $12,685 |
| 2024-06-26 | RPTT&RET $565,000 — from BONHOMME, GINA; BONHOMME, SYLVAIN to PARKER, SARAH LOUISE | $565,000 | |
| 2024-06-17 | Sold for $565,000 | $565,000 | $10,463 |
| 2023-08-01 | RPTT&RET $597,500 — from RATNER, ALEXANDER; BAGANZ, KRISTIN to PATTERSON, TARIK AJANI | $597,500 | |
| 2023-07-11 | Sold for $597,500 | $597,500 | $11,065 |
| 2023-01-23 | RPTT&RET $660,000 — from KIM, SUNKYUNG; GROOM, ROBERT C to FOONG, CHWEE Y; HUGHES, ANDREW | $660,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 121 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 9 | 1 | 181 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 2 | 381 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 8 | 1 | 306 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 75 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 37 |
Every one of the 1,778 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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