745 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 271 311 service requests, 153 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 40 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1977-08-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Missed Collection (10) · Food Establishment (10) · Illegal Parking (7) · Abandoned Bike (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).
$31,000 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 218 Scholes Street HDFC |
| Head officer | Joya Erickson |
| Managing agent | Safeguard Realty Management |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,285,000 | $1,028,250 |
| 2026 | $2,094,000 | $942,300 |
| 2027 | $2,195,000 | $987,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $421,706 a year ($24.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $162,675 ($9.64 per sq ft), net operating income $259,031. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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 | Montrose Av — L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Bushwick Av — B60 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bushwick Ave & Stagg St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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.
218 Scholes 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 |
81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $224,000 on 1991-07-19 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | RPTT&RET $585,000 — from BERTRAM, KERRY JANE to CAPPETA, ROSA; DUNNE, JONATHAN | $585,000 | |
| 2026-03-13 | Sold for $585,000 | $585,000 | $36,563 |
| 2025-08-13 | RPTT&RET $459,000 — from HOSHOVSKY, KRISTINA to SONG, IN POM | $459,000 | |
| 2025-07-25 | Sold for $459,000 | $459,000 | $28,688 |
| 2025-06-24 | RPTT&RET $523,000 — from PATON, ROBERT; MESKENS, MANON to SMALL, BODHI | $523,000 | |
| 2025-06-11 | Sold for $523,000 | $523,000 | $32,688 |
| 2021-03-16 | RPTT&RET $465,000 — from 218 SCHOLES STREET HDFC to ERICKSON, JOYA R | $465,000 | |
| 2021-03-05 | Sold for $465,000 | $465,000 | $29,063 |
| 2020-06-25 | RPTT&RET $475,000 — from LO, WEN; LO, PIN to DANIELS, ISAAC | $475,000 | |
| 2020-06-15 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $29,688 |
| 2019-05-08 | RPTT&RET $495,000 — from LEDESMA, LYDIA to BERTRAM, KERRY JANE | $495,000 | |
| 2019-05-08 | RPTT&RET $418,000 — from ALBARANI, SONIA to PATON, ROBERT M; MESKENS, MANON | $418,000 | |
| 2019-04-26 | Sold for $418,000 | $418,000 | $26,125 |
| 2016-09-21 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from 218 SCHOLES STREET, HDFC to LEDESMA, LYDIA A | $300,000 | |
| 2016-08-15 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $18,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 39 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 745 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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