35 recorded events, 1968–2025, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 bedbug filings, 5 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 1992-02-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 297 HEWES STREET HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | ABRAHAM RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $469,200 | $211,140 |
| 2026 | $563,000 | $253,350 |
| 2027 | $676,000 | $304,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Hewes St — J M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Hooper St — B46 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Division Ave & Hooper St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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.
297 Hewes 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 |
3 311 service requests 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.
Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $339,938 on 2010-06-04 (lender: Cross County Federal Savings Bank, Isaoa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-04 | AL&R $600,000 — from 297 HEWES STREET HOLDINGS LLC, to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, ISAOA | $600,000 | |
| 2010-06-04 | Mortgage $339,938 — from 297 HEWES STREET HOLDINGS LLC, to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, ISAOA | $339,938 | |
| 2010-06-04 | Agreement $600,000 — from 297 HEWES STREET HOLDINGS LLC, to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, ISAOA | $600,000 | |
| 2002-10-18 | Mortgage $420,000 — from RETEK, ABRAHAM to FLAGSTAR BANK FSB; MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $420,000 | |
| 1991-08-21 | Mortgage $250,000 — from RETEK, ABRAHAM to GELT FUNDING CORP | $250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 35 recorded events, 1968–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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