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218 Schaefer Street

348Records
15City systems
4Open violations
61.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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348 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 HPD complaints, 65 311 service requests, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)218 EQUITIES LLC
BBL3034300011
BIN3079533

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 61.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2006-06-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Rodent (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CEDAR USA LLC
Head officerMAYER BRACH
Managing agentMBC GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-12-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,041,600 $468,720
2026$1,040,000 $468,000
2027$1,166,000 $524,700

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayWilson Av — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Decatur St — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Moffat 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.

Report a problem to 311

218 Schaefer Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MBC GROUP LLC — 4 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
586 Grand Street BK8 A
218 Schaefer Street BK6 B
1436 Atlantic Avenue BK3 C
91 Wyckoff Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $208,500 on 2017-05-23 (lender: Cross County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-05Mortgage $288,404 — from CEDAR USA LLC to RE INVESTMENT LOANS LLC $288,404
2026-01-05Agreement $1,148,500 — from CEDAR USA LLC to RE INVESTMENT LOANS LLC $1,148,500
2024-08-08Mortgage $200,000 — from CEDAR USA LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $200,000
2017-12-15AL&R $995,000 — from CEDAR USA LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $995,000
2017-12-15M&CON $995,000 — from CEDAR USA LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $995,000
2017-12-15Mortgage $278,007 — from CEDAR USA LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $278,007
2017-05-23Mortgage $208,500 — from CEDAR USA LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $208,500
2015-06-23Mortgage $100,000 — from CEDAR USA LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $100,000
2015-01-13Mortgage $70,852 — from CEDAR USA LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $70,852
2015-01-13Agreement $536,250 — from CEDAR USA LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $536,250
2007-02-20Mortgage $499,000 — from BRACH, MAYER to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $499,000
2007-02-14Deed $500,000 — from OHIO SAVINGS BANK to BRACH, MAYER $500,000
2001-10-15Mortgage $413,100 — from ALEXANDER, CLAUDIA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS to HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NEWTWORK INC $413,100
2001-04-26Mortgage $369,000 — from MAIMON, MALI to OHIO SAVINGS BANK $369,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701708
201801001
201904004
202002002
202102002
202203047
20230160420
2024081615
2025170311
202612010132
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 270Ownership & money 48Health & systems 19

Every one of the 348 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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