474 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 HPD complaints, 144 HPD housing violations, 98 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 48.9. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 38 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1994-06-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 1251 59TH LLC |
| Head officer | GETZ OBSTFELD |
| Managing agent | FTC MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $818,000 | $368,100 |
| 2026 | $814,000 | $366,300 |
| 2027 | $867,000 | $390,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 55 St — D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 62 St — D N · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 60 St / 13 Av — B9 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The SEEALL Academy Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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.
1251 59 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FTC MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 8 buildings, 143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 Bay Ridge Avenue | BK | 25 | A |
| 2786 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 1501 East 10 Street | BK | 20 | C |
| 315 68 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 8757 Bay 16 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 366 58 Street | BK | 15 | D |
| 1251 59 Street | BK | 15 | B |
| 1312 68 Street | BK | 13 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,000 on 1984-03-19 (lender: Obstfeld, Regina). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-03-19 | Mortgage $42,000 — from STEMPEL, RICHARD; STEMPEL, KAILA to OBSTFELD, REGINA | $42,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 76 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 46 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 474 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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