580 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 175 311 service requests, 162 HPD complaints, 123 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 163.3. 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 | 24 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 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.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Drinking (2).
$293,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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) | 298 Garden LLC |
| Head officer | Cheryl Loner |
| Managing agent | THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $925,200 | $416,340 |
| 2026 | $740,000 | $333,000 |
| 2027 | $888,000 | $399,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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.
| Subway | Halsey St — L · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Irving Av / Covert St — B20 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 850 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 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 |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 26 buildings, 191 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B3 · C5 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 Linden Boulevard | BK | 29 | A |
| 362 Stockton Street | BK | 22 | C |
| 324 East 116 Street | MN | 14 | C |
| 1119 Grant Avenue | BX | 9 | C |
| 179 Hopkins Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 301 Broadway | BK | 8 | A |
| 62 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 60 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 64 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 281 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 279 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 1128 Grant Avenue | BX | 6 | D |
| 175 Hopkins Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 232 Quincy Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 177 Hopkins Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 298 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 233 Jackson Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 234 Quincy Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 30 Fayette Street | BK | 5 | D |
| 307 East 26 Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 1126 Fteley Avenue | BX | 4 | D |
| 103 Pulaski Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 322 East 116 Street | MN | 3 | F |
| 168 Powers Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 2131 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 0 | — |
| 81 West 118 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $49,771 on 2023-06-21 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-21 | Agreement $2,250,000 — from 298 GARDEN LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $2,250,000 | |
| 2023-06-21 | Mortgage $49,771 — from 298 GARDEN LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $49,771 | |
| 2018-03-27 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from 298 GARDEN LLC to KEARNY BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2018-03-27 | Mortgage $1,471,575 — from 298 GARDEN LLC to KEARNY BANK | $1,471,575 | |
| 2018-03-27 | AL&R $2,450,000 — from 298 GARDEN LLC to KEARNY BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2017-02-10 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK; 298 GARDEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-02-10 | Deed $1,455,000 — from ALPEROVITZ LLC to 298 GARDEN LLC | $1,455,000 | |
| 2017-02-10 | M&CON $1,000,000 — from 298 GARDEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-01-11 | Sold for $1,455,000 | $1,455,000 | $242,500 |
| 2009-02-10 | Mortgage $150,000 — from CHAIM YANKO, LLC; YANKOWITZ, KATRIEL; KETTER YANKO, LLC; ST. MARKS RESIDENCE LLC to S &S FUNDING, LLC | $150,000 | |
| 2005-07-14 | Mortgage $528,000 — from CHAIM YANKO, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $528,000 | |
| 2005-07-14 | AMTX $25,039 — from YANCOWITZ, KATRIEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $25,039 | |
| 2005-07-14 | Agreement $528,000 — from CHAIM YANKO, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $528,000 | |
| 2005-07-14 | Mortgage $252,573 — from CHAIM YANKO, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $252,573 | |
| 2003-01-03 | Mortgage $260,000 — from YANCOWITS, KATRIEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $260,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 153 | 5 | 2 | 173 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
Every one of the 580 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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