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224 Schaefer Street

1,215Records
15City systems
1Open violations
9.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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1,215 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 340 HPD complaints, 282 HPD housing violations, 263 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3034300015
BIN3079537

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 9.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-30.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Encampment (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · WATER LEAK (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)SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerDAVID EISEN
Managing agentWoodacre Management
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$996,000 $448,200
2026$994,000 $447,300
2027$1,115,000 $501,750

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.

2 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.

Getting around

SubwayWilson Av — L · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Wilson Av — B20 · 250 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

224 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

6 311 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 WOODACRE MANAGEMENT — 36 buildings, 178 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C4 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149 Clarkson Avenue BK10 A
238 Stockholm Street BK8 B
1689 Gates Avenue QN8 A
2480 Arthur Avenue BX8 B
425 East 154 Street BX8 A
271 Martense Street BK8 B
256 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 B
431 East 154 Street BX7 B
47-26 44 Street QN6 B
26 Irving Avenue BK6 B
224 Schaefer Street BK6 A
383 Prospect Avenue BK6 A
377 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
17-21 Himrod Street QN6 B
1614 Haight Avenue BX6 A
1675 Palmetto Street QN6 B
344 Starr Street BK6 B
17-34 Menahan Street QN5 B
1433 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
630 Central Avenue BK5 B
3001 Fulton Street BK4 C
543 Nostrand Avenue BK4 C
12 West 19 Street MN4 A
603 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 C
3005 Fulton Street BK4 F
366 Willis Avenue BX3 D
117 Wilson Avenue BK3 B
2182 Valentine Avenue BX3 D
57-29 Myrtle Avenue QN2 A
119 5 Avenue BK2 B
212 Franklin Street BK2 A
527 Nostrand Avenue BK2 A
525 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
402 East 154 Street BX2 A
529 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
402 Graham Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $64,000 on 2020-06-04 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-04Agreement $1,864,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $1,864,000
2020-06-04Mortgage $64,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $64,000
2020-03-12Mortgage $73,769 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $73,769
2020-03-12Agreement $1,800,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $1,800,000
2020-03-12AL&R $1,800,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $1,800,000
2015-02-27AL&R $1,925,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,925,000
2015-02-27Agreement $1,925,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,925,000
2015-02-27Mortgage $725,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $725,000
2014-01-21Mortgage $360,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to 224 SCHAEFER NOTEHOLDER LP $360,000
2014-01-21AL&R $360,000 to 224 SCHAEFER NOTEHOLDER LP $360,000
2014-01-21Mortgage $840,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to 224 SCHAEFER NOTEHOLDER LP $840,000
2014-01-21AL&R $840,000 — from SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC to 224 SCHAEFER NOTEHOLDER LP $840,000
2014-01-07Deed $850,000 — from JOSEPH, STEPHEN to SCHAEFER HOLDINGS LLC $850,000
2001-05-10Mortgage $207,000 — from STEPHEN, JOSEPH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $207,000
1997-10-30Mortgage $50,000 — from AMPLEMAN, JACQUES to PARKWAY MORTGAGE INC $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
20187120019
2019690015
20201911021
202103003
202203025
202314027
202411024
202515017
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 1,059Ownership & money 74Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,215 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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