257 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 25. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Rodent (1) · Indoor Sewage (1) · Sewer (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$1,455,836 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | 140 SCHAFER DEVELOPMENT LLC |
| Head officer | RONEN BENJOSEF |
| Managing agent | PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $556,500 | $250,425 |
| 2026 | $593,000 | $266,850 |
| 2027 | $671,000 | $301,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 | Wilson Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Schaefer St / Central Av — B20 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Decatur St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene 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.
140 Schaefer 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 327 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3 · C5 · D5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Monroe Place | BK | 67 | A |
| 100 Steuben Street | BK | 43 | A |
| 525 Union Avenue | BK | 43 | A |
| 689 Marcy Avenue | BK | 41 | A |
| 531 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 29 | A |
| 82 4 Avenue | BK | 28 | A |
| 277 Throop Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 938 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 856 Hancock Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 139 Marcus Garvey Blvd | BK | 8 | A |
| 244 Madison Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 140 Schaefer Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 474 Van Buren Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 951 Greene Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 221 West 13 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 141 Madison Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 19 Hart Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 640 Halsey Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 63 Van Buren Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 130 West 95 Street | MN | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2013-09-26 (lender: NYC Commissioner Of Social Services). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-22 | Deed $900,000 — from GOODMAN, KENYADIA; GOODMAN, ARZIE; GOODMAN, MURIAH; ROBINSON, WARREN; GOODMAN, ISAIAH; GOO to 140 SCHAEFER DEVELOPMENT LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2019-03-27 | Sold for $900,000 | $900,000 | $180,000 |
| 2013-09-26 | Mortgage $50,000 — from ROBINSON, WARREN to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES | $50,000 | |
| 2012-03-22 | Agreement $529,642 — from ROBINSON, WARREN to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $529,642 | |
| 2007-08-30 | Mortgage $38,000 — from GOODMAN, REVA; ROBINSON, WARREN to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL | $38,000 | |
| 2007-08-30 | Deed $450,000 — from SCHAEFFER CLUSTER, LLC to ROBINSON, WARREN; GOODMAN, REVA | $450,000 | |
| 2007-08-30 | Mortgage $448,000 — from GOODMAN, REVA; ROBINSON, WARREN to BANK OF AMERICA, NA | $448,000 | |
| 2007-07-25 | Mortgage $2,063,020 — from SCHAEFFER CLUSTER, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $2,063,020 | |
| 2007-07-25 | AL&R $2,063,020 — from SCHAEFFER CLUSTER, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $2,063,020 | |
| 2007-07-25 | Mortgage $910,000 — from SCHAEFFER CLUSTER, LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | $910,000 | |
| 1999-01-11 | Mortgage $201,300 — from HELPLINE SOUL RESCUEMINISTRY INC to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA INC | $201,300 | |
| 1990-09-19 | Mortgage $22,966 — from JACK, CLAUDIA; JACK, JOEL to COMMERCIAL CREDIT PLAN I | $22,966 | |
| 1990-02-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from JACK, JOEL; JACK, CLAUDIA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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