575 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 311 service requests, 163 HPD complaints, 66 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 65.6. In ZIP 11225, 70% 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 | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-02-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Consumer Complaint (4) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Sewer (2) · Lead (2).
$745,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | 281-291 CROWN LLC |
| Head officer | JACOB HAGER |
| Managing agent | HAGER MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,714,000 | $1,221,300 |
| 2026 | $2,822,000 | $1,269,900 |
| 2027 | $2,646,000 | $1,190,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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 | President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Carroll St — B44 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | President St & Nostrand Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 161 The Crown Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
281 Crown 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 HAGER MANAGEMENT INC — 44 buildings, 1,571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,310,507 on 2018-03-13 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-13 | Mortgage $4,310,508 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,310,508 | |
| 2018-03-13 | Agreement $9,500,000 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,500,000 | |
| 2018-03-13 | AL&R $9,500,000 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,500,000 | |
| 2013-11-07 | Agreement $5,700,000 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $5,700,000 | |
| 2013-11-07 | Mortgage $1,656,448 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,656,448 | |
| 2010-09-20 | AL&R $4,250,000 to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,250,000 | |
| 2010-09-20 | Agreement $4,250,000 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,250,000 | |
| 2010-09-20 | Mortgage $2,312,793 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,312,793 | |
| 2005-03-30 | Mortgage $154,772 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC. to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK | $154,772 | |
| 2005-03-30 | Agreement $2,350,000 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC. to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2002-05-16 | Mortgage $922,949 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to RICHMOND COUNTRY SAVINGS BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $922,949 | |
| 1998-11-20 | Mortgage $619,513 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $619,513 | |
| 1997-02-25 | Mortgage $135,000 — from 281-291 CROWN LLC to GREENPOINT BANK | $135,000 | |
| 1996-02-08 | Mortgage $26,875 — from CROWN LLC to SHULIM, CHAIM SHEL | $26,875 | |
| 1992-01-31 | Mortgage $745,000 — from CHLC REALTY CORP to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK | $745,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
Every one of the 575 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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