259 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 74.2. In ZIP 11221, 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 | 3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).
$1,962,559 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1982) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | HOPE GARDENS LLC |
| Head officer | TIMOTHY HENKEL |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,214,000 | $546,300 |
| 2026 | $1,297,000 | $583,650 |
| 2027 | $1,494,000 | $672,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| 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.
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 | Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Greene Av — B60 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Himrod St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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.
282 Central 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,874,496 on 2024-03-08 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | Mortgage $28,063,776 — from HOPE GARDENS I LLC; NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $28,063,776 | |
| 2024-03-08 | Mortgage $1,874,497 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $1,874,497 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Mortgage $117,400,000 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $117,400,000 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Mortgage $117,400,000 — from HOPE GARDENS I LLC; NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $117,400,000 | |
| 2019-08-02 | Mortgage $128,740,000 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HDFC; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $128,740,000 | |
| 2019-08-02 | MLEA $39,474,524 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING; HOPE GARDENS I LLC | $39,474,524 | |
| 2019-08-02 | Mortgage $29,610,390 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HDFC; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $29,610,390 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
Every one of the 259 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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