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245-10 Grnd Cntrl Pkwy SR S

1,236Records
20City systems
1Open violations
20.7Penalty rate

1,236 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 508 311 service requests, 211 HPD complaints, 98 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11426
Built1966
Floors6
Res. units240
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)GF GRAND CENTRAL LLC
BBL4084010600
BIN4438379, 4456352

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.7. In ZIP 11426, 95% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

260 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 74 · winter 2024–25: 71 · winter 2025–26: 115). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

74
’23–24
71
’24–25
115
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

235 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (127) · Noise (42) · Lead (7) · Elevator (7) · Water System (5) · Illegal Dumping (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,150,365 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1966)
YesSix or more residential units (240)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GF GRAND CENTRAL LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER ORPHEUS
Managing agentBLDG MANAGEMENT CO, INC.
Last registered2025-07-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,637,000 $11,536,650
2026$27,457,000 $12,355,650
2027$29,481,000 $13,266,450

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 42/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (3 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.

Getting around

School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 186 Castlewood
Middle: J.H.S. 067 Louis Pasteur. 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.

Report a problem to 311

245-10 Grnd Cntrl Pkwy SR S

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

235 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 127 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-02 Orchard Street QN824 A
222 East 44th Street MN429 A
245-10 Grnd Cntrl Pkwy SR S QN240 B
1493 York Avenue MN233 A
137 4 Avenue MN209 A
210 East 68 Street MN200 A
330 Bleecker Street MN200 A
333 East 49 Street MN196 A
220 East 63 Street MN193 A
224 East 39 Street MN191 A
162 2 Avenue MN159 B
2380 Broadway MN156 C
236 East 36 Street MN145 A
850 Amsterdam Avenue MN119 A
141 East 56 Street MN113 A
930 Grand Concourse BX108 C
144-74 Northern Blvd QN103 B
412 East 55 Street MN86 A
305 West 45 Street MN85 A
15O East 84 Street MN64 A
4041 Broadway MN60 A
124 East 24 Street MN60 A
147 West 79 Street MN59 A
4051 Broadway MN59 B
117 West 13 Street MN58 A
53 West 72 Street MN57 A
34-56 74 Street QN55 A
115 East 92 Street MN54 A
25 East 10 Street MN53 A
1271 3 Avenue MN46 A
310 East 91 Street MN46 A
11 Avenue C MN45 A
201 West 11 Street MN42 A
523 West 187 Street MN42 B
115 Greenwich Avenue MN37 A
48 West 73 Street MN36 A
51 West 55 Street MN36 A
340 Bleecker Street MN35 A
656 West 204 Street MN35 A
229 East 12 Street MN35 A
46 West 73 Street MN34 A
107 East 80 Street MN33 A
516 East 80 Street MN30 A
207 West 11 Street MN25 A
150 East 84 Street MN22 A
17 East 67 Street MN21 A
123 East 82 Street MN20 B
117 East 89 Street MN20 A
711 2 Avenue MN18 A
48 West 56 Street MN17 B
707 2 Avenue MN16 A
241 East 38 Street MN16 B
212 Grand Street MN15 A
17 Greenwich Avenue MN11 A
283 Mott Street MN10 A
273 Mott Street MN10 A
275 Mott Street MN9 A
279 Mott Street MN9 A
450 Broome Street MN8 A
475 West Broadway MN8 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $352,874 on 2019-07-31 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-16RPTT&RET $23,912,000 — from GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; GOLDMAN, LLOYD; BLDG FUNDING CORP.; BLDG ASSOCIATES I to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC $23,912,000
2024-01-16RPTT&RET $23,912,000 — from GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; GOLDMAN, LLOYD; BLDG FUNDING CORP.; BLDG ASSOCIATES I to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC $23,912,000
2024-01-16RPTT&RET $23,912,000 — from GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; GOLDMAN, LLOYD; BLDG FUNDING CORP.; BLDG ASSOCIATES I to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC $23,912,000
2019-07-31Mortgage $352,874 — from BLDG HH SUPERIOR LLC; GF GRAND CENTRAL LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $352,874
2019-07-31Agreement $36,800,000 — from BLDG HH SUPERIOR LLC; GF GRAND CENTRAL LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $36,800,000
2016-06-06Agreement $39,000,000 — from BLDG HH SUPERIOR LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $39,000,000
2016-06-06Mortgage $965,209 — from BLDG HH SUPERIOR LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $965,209
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2011-06-06Deed $57,750,000 — from FRANCESCA REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to GF GRAND CENTRAL LLC; BLDG HH SUPERIOR LLC $57,750,000
2011-06-06Agreement $40,000,000 — from GF GRAND CENTRAL LLC; BLDG HH SUPERIOR LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $40,000,000
2005-03-29AL&R $15,000,000 — from NOTH FORK BANK to FRANCESCA REALTY ASSOCIATES $15,000,000
2005-03-29Agreement $15,000,000 — from FRANCESCA REALTY ASSOCIATES to NOTH FORK BANK $15,000,000
2005-03-29Mortgage $6,765,322 — from FRANCESCA REALTY ASSOCIATES to NOTH FORK BANK $6,765,322
1997-07-14Mortgage $2,627,736 — from FRANCESCA REALTY ASSOCIATES to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,627,736

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171916362982
2018142420361
201969392258
2020512230444
202177340351
2022142290348
20238510702122
20240510846123
20250316803174
202602920296
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The full timeline

Construction 177Enforcement 139Housing & tenants 821Ownership & money 50Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,236 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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