831 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 HPD housing violations, 223 311 service requests, 220 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 747.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 80 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1988-07-11. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
165 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · DOOR/WINDOW (18) · FLOORING/STAIRS (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · Rodent (13) · PLUMBING (11).
$59,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 296-298 North 8th Street LLC |
| Head officer | Eden Ashourzadeh |
| Managing agent | Judith Drive LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,490,000 | $670,500 |
| 2026 | $1,701,000 | $765,450 |
| 2027 | $2,023,000 | $910,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 | Lorimer St — G L · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Macri Sq — B24 Q59 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Union Ave & Jackson St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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.
298 North 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 |
165 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 86 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,450,000 on 2017-01-19 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-19 | Mortgage $5,450,000 — from 296-298 NORTH 8TH STREET LLC; SGR NORTH 8TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,450,000 | |
| 2017-01-19 | Deed $7,000,000 — from MARIA SAN ANDRES, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF RAMONA MOLINA to 296-298 NORTH 8TH STREET LLC; SGR NORTH 8TH LLC | $7,000,000 | |
| 2017-01-19 | AL&R $5,450,000 — from 296-298 NORTH 8TH STREET LLC; SGR NORTH 8TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,450,000 | |
| 1984-08-16 | Mortgage $30,000 — from SAN ANDRES, WASHINGTON; SAN ANDRES, MARIA to MERONE, GIACOMINA AKA; MERONE, GIOVANNINA EST/O; MERONE, PRISCILLA AKA; MERONE, JOHN; MERO | $30,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 2 | 3 | 199 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 130 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 10 | 256 |
Every one of the 831 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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