310 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 188 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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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 356. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 | 16 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (74) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · APPLIANCE (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).
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 (1970) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | Galit Devash |
| Last registered | 2025-12-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $813,000 | $48,780 |
| 2026 | $849,000 | $50,940 |
| 2027 | $864,000 | $51,840 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Avenue L — B47 · 500 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 312 Bergen Beach Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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.
1248 East 68 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 |
107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $531,240 on 2007-05-30 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-30 | Mortgage $531,240 — from DEVASH, GALIT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $531,240 | |
| 2006-07-12 | Mortgage $125,000 — from DEVASH, GALIT to MERS | $125,000 | |
| 2006-01-06 | Mortgage $325,000 — from DEVASH, HAIM to BANKUNITED, FSB | $325,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | Agreement $326,000 — from DEVASH, HAIM to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $326,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | Mortgage $10,621 — from DEVASH, HAIM to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $10,621 | |
| 2001-11-08 | Mortgage $351,750 — from DEVASH, HAIM to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $351,750 | |
| 1996-08-19 | Mortgage $220,000 — from PALMA, KRISTINE; PALMA, SCOTT to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP | $220,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2026 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Every one of the 310 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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