1,038 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 332 311 service requests, 309 HPD complaints, 172 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29.8. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Rodent (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water Maintenance (2).
$537,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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 owner(s) | 299 B & C REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ARLENE LESTINGI |
| Managing agent | J&L HOLDING CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,227,000 | $1,902,150 |
| 2026 | $4,502,000 | $2,025,900 |
| 2027 | $4,880,000 | $2,196,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 10 St / Avenue B — M8 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 7 St & Ave B · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
299 East 8 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 |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Managed by J & L HOLDING CORPORATION — 23 buildings, 526 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 West 10 Street | MN | 60 | A |
| 328 East 95 Street | MN | 36 | A |
| 328 East 91 Street | MN | 36 | A |
| 299 East 8 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 207 East 29 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 25-86 44 Street | QN | 27 | A |
| 272 Bleecker Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 19 Jones Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 245 East 77 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 362 Broome Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 328 East 34 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 324 East 34 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 326 East 34 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 366 Broome Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 531 West 45 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 316 East 34 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 437 West 44 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 322 East 34 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 513 East 83 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 112 East 90 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 129 East 90 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 127 East 90 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 36-23 194 Street | QN | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $477,468 on 2026-06-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2026-06-12 | Mortgage $477,469 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $477,469 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Mortgage $933,245 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $933,245 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,250,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,250,000 | |
| 2012-05-01 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,500,000 | |
| 2012-05-01 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,500,000 | |
| 2012-05-01 | Mortgage $430,237 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $430,237 | |
| 2005-03-24 | AL&R $2,349,672 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 299 B & C REALTY LLC | $2,349,672 | |
| 2005-03-24 | Agreement $2,349,672 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,349,672 | |
| 2005-03-24 | Mortgage $499,999 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $499,999 | |
| 2003-01-27 | Mortgage $557,558 — from 299 B & C REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $557,558 | |
| 1988-02-11 | Mortgage $120,000 — from 299 E 8 ST ASSOCS to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK | $120,000 | |
| 1986-03-07 | Mortgage $620,000 — from 299 EAST 8TH ST ASSOCS to CITIBANK N A | $620,000 | |
| 1984-11-28 | Mortgage $200,000 — from BANDUR REALTY,INC. to SACKMAN MTGE CORP. | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 77 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 43 |
Every one of the 1,038 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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