442 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,563 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (17) · Noise (4) · Street Light Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
$25,000 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P |
| Head officer | STEPHEN R KRAUS |
| Managing agent | ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,615,000 | $2,526,750 |
| 2026 | $5,672,000 | $2,552,400 |
| 2027 | $5,853,000 | $2,633,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Elevators | 1 active device(s) on record |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Hewes St — J M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: S 4 St / Hewes St — B60 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stagg St & Union Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). 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.
408 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 |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,219,427 on 2024-06-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | Mortgage $5,219,428 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,219,428 | |
| 2024-06-28 | Agreement $48,600,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $48,600,000 | |
| 2019-07-23 | Mortgage $7,780,232 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,780,232 | |
| 2019-07-23 | Agreement $47,965,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $47,965,000 | |
| 2016-01-29 | AL&R $4,300,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,300,000 | |
| 2016-01-29 | Mortgage $4,300,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,300,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | AL&R $40,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $40,000,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Agreement $40,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $40,000,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Mortgage $12,032,202 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. | $12,032,202 | |
| 2012-10-09 | AL&R $29,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $29,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-09 | Agreement $29,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $29,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-09 | Mortgage $3,608,172 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,608,172 | |
| 2009-08-28 | Mortgage $3,296,642 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,296,642 | |
| 2009-08-28 | Agreement $26,500,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,500,000 | |
| 2009-08-28 | AL&R $26,500,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
Every one of the 442 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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