851 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 329 HPD housing violations, 199 311 service requests, 149 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 306. 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 | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 17).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Building/Use (2).
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.
| 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) | SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC |
| Head officer | CHESKY ENGEL |
| Managing agent | EPP MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $988,800 | $444,960 |
| 2026 | $791,000 | $355,950 |
| 2027 | $949,000 | $427,050 |
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.
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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Irving Av / Covert St — B20 · 250 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.
304 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 |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 EPP MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B10 · C4 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 780 East 2 Street | BK | 49 | D |
| 509 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 32 | B |
| 1226 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | D |
| 330 East 22 Street | BK | 27 | C |
| 1613 Eastern Parkway | BK | 19 | B |
| 1639 Carroll Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 83 East 94 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1617 Eastern Parkway | BK | 13 | C |
| 222 Pulaski Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1631 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 436 East 34 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1625 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 1621 Eastern Parkway | BK | 8 | A |
| 497 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 226 Pulaski Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 345 Chauncey Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 3013 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 3019 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 3017 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 642 Wilson Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 304 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 209 Sumpter Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 164 Underhill Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $715,000 on 2016-09-14 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-14 | AL&R $1,665,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,665,000 | |
| 2016-09-14 | Agreement $1,665,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,665,000 | |
| 2016-09-14 | Mortgage $715,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $715,000 | |
| 2016-01-26 | Mortgage $400,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS, LLC to LOWENTHAL & KOFMAN, P.C. AS NOMINEE | $400,000 | |
| 2015-03-27 | Mortgage $350,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2015-03-27 | Mortgage $200,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2015-03-27 | AL&R $550,000 — from SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2014-07-03 | Deed $500,000 — from MIGDALIA RIVERA; MELENE ALVARADO AS ADMINISTRATOR to SCHAEFER LOFTS LLC | $500,000 | |
| 1982-02-26 | Mortgage $6,300 — from BURGOS, SECUNDINO; BURGOS, MARGARITA to BANK OF COMMERCE | $6,300 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
Every one of the 851 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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