166 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 27 DOB violations, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 60.7. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Obstruction (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1895) |
| 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) | 228 ALBANY AVE LLC |
| Head officer | GARFIELD BRADSHAW |
| Managing agent | GARFIELD BRADSHAW |
| Last registered | 2025-10-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $541,000 | $243,450 |
| 2026 | $555,000 | $249,750 |
| 2027 | $535,000 | $240,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authenticity | Other | A | — |
| Halima Indian Restaurant | Indian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2026 (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.
| Subway | Kingston Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Albany Ave & Park Pl · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
228 Albany Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $356,250 on 2006-02-23 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-23 | Mortgage $356,250 — from BRADSHAW, GARFIELD to MERS | $356,250 | |
| 2006-02-23 | Deed $475,000 — from BENNETT, DESRINE; BENNETT, CALEB to BRADSHAW, GARFIELD | $475,000 | |
| 2002-10-02 | Mortgage $1,450,967 — from BENNETT, DIONNE; BENNETT, CALEB to HOSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION NY | $1,450,967 | |
| 2001-05-02 | Mortgage $20,000 — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF | $20,000 | |
| 1997-05-02 | Mortgage $123,500 — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to NYC HPD | $123,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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