216 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 21 HPD complaints, 14 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 24.9. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-29. |
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.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Blocked Driveway (6) · Illegal Parking (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2004) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GALEN REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | DANIEL COYLE |
| 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 | $1,527,000 | $687,150 |
| 2026 | $1,832,000 | $824,400 |
| 2027 | $2,112,000 | $950,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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 | Bay Ridge-95 St — R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 92 St / Fort Hamilton Pkwy — B8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 92 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School Middle: P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton 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.
171 Gelston 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 |
26 311 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: $255,000 on 2002-03-15 (lender: Option One Mortgagecorporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-19 | RPTT $927,225 — from LYNN MOLFETTA ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF LEONARD MOLFETTA to FONTANA, GAETANO | $927,225 | |
| 2003-09-29 | Deed $226,352 — from FONTANA, GAETANO to GALEN REALTY CORP. | $226,352 | |
| 2002-03-15 | Mortgage $255,000 — from FONTANA, GAETANO to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORPORATION | $255,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Every one of the 216 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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