423 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 111 HPD complaints, 107 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 404.2. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 | 16 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · ELECTRIC (7) · WATER LEAK (5) · Rodent (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).
$295,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | INK 298 Covert LLC |
| Head officer | Eden Ashourzadeh |
| Managing agent | Judith Drive LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,003,200 | $451,440 |
| 2026 | $964,000 | $433,800 |
| 2027 | $1,157,000 | $520,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Halsey St — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Schaefer St / Knickerbocker Av — B20 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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.
298 Covert 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 86 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-21 | Agreement $1,275,000 — from INK 298 COVERT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,275,000 | |
| 2017-08-21 | Mortgage $443,658 — from INK 298 COVERT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $443,658 | |
| 2017-08-21 | AL&R $1,275,000 — from INK 298 COVERT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,275,000 | |
| 2016-03-15 | Mortgage $850,000 — from INK 298 COVERT LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $850,000 | |
| 2016-03-15 | Deed $1,150,000 — from VALENTIN, CARMEN; GOMEZ, CARMEN; VALENTIN, JOHNNY to INK 298 COVERT LLC | $1,150,000 | |
| 2016-03-15 | AL&R $850,000 — from INK 298 COVERT LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $850,000 | |
| 2016-03-07 | Sold for $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | $191,667 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 80 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
Every one of the 423 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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