The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-05-31.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1897)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
VESTA 260 LLC
Head officer
LUCA BENZONI
Managing agent
BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-07-09
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,416,000
$144,960
2026
$2,507,000
$150,420
2027
$2,432,000
$145,920
The city's market estimate has risen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
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.
Getting around
Subway
Utica Av — A C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Bainbridge St — B15 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Lewis Ave & Decatur St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
1 311 service request 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,561 on
2020-11-05 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-06-16
Deed $2,460,000 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to VESTA 260 LLC
$2,460,000
2021-05-18
Sold for $2,460,000
$2,460,000
$820,000
2020-11-05
Agreement $1,229,110 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
$1,229,110
2020-11-05
Mortgage $25,562 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
$25,562
2014-05-22
Deed $1,950,000 — from BLOUNT MOORHEAD, ELISSA to TAVANI, MICHAEL; MCGINNIS, MEGHAN
$1,950,000
2014-05-22
Mortgage $1,365,000 — from MCGINNIS, MEGHAN; TAVANI, MICHAEL to MERS
$1,365,000
2007-02-06
Mortgage $133,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MERS
$133,500
2007-02-06
Mortgage $578,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MERS
$578,500
2006-02-08
Mortgage $668,000 — from MOORHEAD, ELISSA BLOUNT to MERS
$668,000
2005-01-31
Mortgage $438,000 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to SUPERIOR HOME MORTGAGE
$438,000
2001-09-18
Mortgage $328,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
$328,500
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
6
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
0
0
2
2018
3
0
3
6
2019
1
0
2
3
2020
2
4
0
6
2021
2
3
0
5
2022
3
0
1
4
2023
2
0
0
2
2024
3
0
1
4
2025
1
0
1
2
2026
0
0
1
1
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2024-09-17311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-06-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-24HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-06-22Mortgage satisfied — from MCGINNIS, MEGHAN; TAVANI, MICHAEL to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
2021-06-16Deed $2,460,000 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to VESTA 260 LLC$2,460,000
2021-06-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-05-18Sold for $2,460,000$2,460,000
2021-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-05Agreement $1,229,110 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$1,229,110
2020-11-05Mortgage $25,562 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$25,562
2020-11-05Mortgage assigned — from J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.; SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING AS ATTORNE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
2020-08-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-14Mortgage assigned — from MERS to J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.
2019
2019-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-08-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2016
2016-11-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-03-23Deed — from MCGINNIS, MEGHAN; TAVANI, MICHAEL to 260 DECATUR STREET LLC
2016-03-16311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2016-01-13Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-10-16HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-12-04Mortgage satisfied — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISS to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; FIRST MERIDIAN MORTGAGE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
2014-08-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING 3 FAMILY HOME, INCLUDING PARTITION CHANGES. MINOR PLUMBING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDE$172,000
2014-08-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING 3 FAMILY HOME, INCLUDING PARTITION CHANGES. MINOR PLUMBING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDE$172,000
2014-06-12Mortgage satisfied — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2014-05-22Deed $1,950,000 — from BLOUNT MOORHEAD, ELISSA to TAVANI, MICHAEL; MCGINNIS, MEGHAN$1,950,000
2014-05-22Mortgage $1,365,000 — from MCGINNIS, MEGHAN; TAVANI, MICHAEL to MERS$1,365,000
2014-05-22Mortgage assigned — from GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC to J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP.
2013
2013-05-13Mortgage assigned — from J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2009
2009-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from HAMLIN, ESTELLA T to BREVOORT SAVINGS BANK OF BROOKLYN; EAST BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANK; METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK
2009-04-20RTXL — from HAMLIN, ESTELLA
2007
2007-10-26Mortgage assigned — from FIRST MERIDIAN MORTGAGE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
2007-02-06Mortgage $133,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MERS$133,500
2007-02-06Mortgage $578,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MERS$578,500
2007-01-18Mortgage satisfied — from MOORHEAD, ELISSA B to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR ACCREDITED HOME LEND
2006
2006-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-27Mortgage assigned — from SUPERIOR HOME MORTGAGE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2006-03-27Mortgage satisfied — from BLOUNT - MOORHEAD, ELISSA to SUPERIOR HOME MORTGAGE
2006-02-08Mortgage $668,000 — from MOORHEAD, ELISSA BLOUNT to MERS$668,000
2005
2005-03-28Mortgage satisfied — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
2005-01-31Mortgage $438,000 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to SUPERIOR HOME MORTGAGE$438,000
2003
2003-05-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH