1,128 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 406 311 service requests, 223 HPD complaints, 220 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 65.9. 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 | 4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 36 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (29) · Noise (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Outdoor Dining (20) · Dirty Condition (11) · Rodent (5).
$101,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | JEFFERSON STREET EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | JACOB HAGER |
| Managing agent | HAGER MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,052,000 | $923,400 |
| 2026 | $2,188,000 | $984,600 |
| 2027 | $2,376,000 | $1,069,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca's | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Myrtle Av — J M Z · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Jefferson St — B46 B47 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Arion Pl & Broadway · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia. 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.
596 Bushwick Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 HAGER MANAGEMENT INC — 44 buildings, 1,571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,450 on 2023-09-05 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-05 | Agreement $3,761,000 — from JEFFERSON STREET EQUITIES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $3,761,000 | |
| 2023-09-05 | Mortgage $25,450 — from JEFFERSON STREET EQUITIES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $25,450 | |
| 2017-11-08 | AL&R $4,211,000 — from JEFFERSON STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,211,000 | |
| 2017-11-08 | Deed $7,500,000 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to JEFFERSON STREET EQUITIES LLC | $7,500,000 | |
| 2017-11-08 | Agreement $4,211,000 — from JEFFERSON STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,211,000 | |
| 2017-10-18 | Sold for $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $357,143 |
| 2015-09-24 | Agreement $4,350,000 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,350,000 | |
| 2015-09-24 | AL&R $4,350,000 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,350,000 | |
| 2015-09-24 | Agreement $4,350,000 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,350,000 | |
| 2015-09-24 | Mortgage $1,384,064 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,384,064 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Deed $4,000,000 — from BUSHWICK AVENUE REALTY LLC; ABERDEEN BUSHWICK LLC; BUSHWICK AP 1031, LLC to BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC | $4,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-29 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Mortgage $1,345,041 — from BENTEL 41 JEFFERSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,345,041 | |
| 2012-09-27 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from BUSHWICK AVENUE REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 94 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 62 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 63 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 13 | 101 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
Every one of the 1,128 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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