139 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · New Tree Request (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1).
$1,901,307 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 279-281 Garden LLC |
| Head officer | Cheryl Loner |
| Managing agent | THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,045,000 | $470,250 |
| 2026 | $1,114,000 | $501,300 |
| 2027 | $1,261,000 | $567,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Marcy Av / S 2 St — B24 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand St & Havemeyer St · 550 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.
279 South 2 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 |
12 311 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 THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 26 buildings, 191 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B3 · C5 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 Linden Boulevard | BK | 29 | A |
| 362 Stockton Street | BK | 22 | C |
| 324 East 116 Street | MN | 14 | C |
| 1119 Grant Avenue | BX | 9 | C |
| 179 Hopkins Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 301 Broadway | BK | 8 | A |
| 62 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 60 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 64 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 281 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 279 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 1128 Grant Avenue | BX | 6 | D |
| 175 Hopkins Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 232 Quincy Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 177 Hopkins Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 298 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 233 Jackson Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 234 Quincy Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 30 Fayette Street | BK | 5 | D |
| 307 East 26 Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 1126 Fteley Avenue | BX | 4 | D |
| 103 Pulaski Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 322 East 116 Street | MN | 3 | F |
| 168 Powers Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 2131 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 0 | — |
| 81 West 118 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,490,600 on 2024-08-07 (lender: Greystone Funding Company LLC), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-07 | Agreement $9,524,600 — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC | $9,524,600 | |
| 2024-08-07 | Mortgage $2,490,600 — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC | $2,490,600 | |
| 2023-02-07 | Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2023-01-31 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2023-01-31 | Agreement $1,550,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $1,550,000 | |
| 2023-01-31 | Agreement $1,550,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $1,550,000 | |
| 2023-01-31 | Deed $1,815,000 — from COLON, DEBORAH; BELINDA DELGADO, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ERIK COLON; ESTATE OF SONIA D to 279 GARDEN LLC | $1,815,000 | |
| 2023-01-25 | Sold for $1,815,000 | $1,815,000 | $259,286 |
| 2018-08-31 | AL&R $500,000 — from ANDY COLON AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON to GIANGRASSO, JEROME | $500,000 | |
| 2018-08-31 | Mortgage $500,000 — from THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON; ANDY COLON AS EXECUTOR to GIANGRASSO, JEROME | $500,000 | |
| 2011-05-24 | Agreement $223,000 — from COLON, GLADYS to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $223,000 | |
| 2011-05-24 | Mortgage $4,369 — from COLON, GLADYS to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,369 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $240,000 — from COLON, GLADYS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $240,000 | |
| 1994-12-01 | Mortgage $97,500 — from COLON, CONCHITA; COLON, GLADYS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $97,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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