The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 17.5. In ZIP 10303, 87% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’24–25
4
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · Sewer (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 (1931)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
475 MORNINGSTAR LLC
Head officer
SAMIR LAZOJA
Managing agent
LANNISTER CAPITAL LLC DBA STARK MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2026-06-23
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
$1,310,000
$589,500
2026
$1,123,000
$505,350
2027
$1,287,000
$579,150
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2023 (1 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
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Morningstar Rd / Forest Av — S44 S89 S94 · 350 ft
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.
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
2024-12-23HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES. IN THE ENTIRE APART
2024-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-05-19HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT E1, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2024-05-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CLOSET DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT E1, 1st APARTMENT FR
2024-05-19HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT E1, 1st APARTMENT FROM SO
2024-05-16311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2024-05-16311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2024-05-16Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2024-05-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2019-11-01RPTT $1,600,000 — from MCERLEAN, ROBERT W to 475 MORNINGSTAR LLC$1,600,000
2019-08-20Sold for $1,600,000$1,600,000
2015
2015-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-11-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-06-23311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2002
2002-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-26ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES UNIT E NOTED CELLAR ARRANGED AND OCCUPIED AS
2002-04-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED AT CELLAR 3 PC BATHROOM KITCHEN AREA SINK ELECTRIC STOVE CABINETS INSTALLED STUDIO APT CREATED AT CELL
2002-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-24ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLYA PPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES (UNIT F) NOTED: CELLAR ARRANGED AND OCCUPIED
2002-04-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. (UNIT A) NOTED: AT CELLAR- 3PC BATHROOM, KITCHEN(SINK, ELECTRIC STOVE, CABINETS) INSTALLED- STUDIO APT. CRE
2002-04-24ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES. (BUILDING U;NIT "C")NOTED: CELLAR ARRANGED
2002-04-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. (APT. 1C) NOTED: AT CELLAR. WALLS ERECTED CREATING SEPERATE ROOMS. 3PC BATHROOM INSTALLED. KITCHEN AREA/SIN
2002-04-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. (UNIT F)NOTED: AT CELLAR- 3PC BATHROOM, KITCHEN(SINK,ELECTRIC SOTVE,CABINETS) INSTALLED-STUDIO APT. CREATED
2002-04-24ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLYA PPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES. (BUILDING UNIT A) NOTED: CELLAR ARRANGED AN
2002-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-16ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. TWO FAMILY HOUSE ILLEGALLY COVE
2002-04-16HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEA
2002-04-16HPD class B: § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT C