264 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 216. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 17 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Graffiti (2) · Food Poisoning (2).
$190,598 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $517,000 | $232,650 |
| 2026 | $551,000 | $247,950 |
| 2027 | $562,000 | $252,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jigga's Jerk Spot | Caribbean | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Livonia Av — B7 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Livonia Ave & Saratoga Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
297 Legion 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $340,000 on 2017-11-16 (lender: Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-16 | Mortgage $340,000 — from HOOPER, LINCOLN A to FLUSHING BANK | $340,000 | |
| 2017-11-16 | AL&R $340,000 — from HOOPER, LINCOLN A to FLUSHING BANK | $340,000 | |
| 2008-05-30 | Mortgage $262,500 — from HOOPER , LINCOLN A to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $262,500 | |
| 2008-05-30 | Deed $851,502 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to HOOPER , LINCOLN A | $851,502 | |
| 2008-05-30 | AL&R $262,500 — from HOOPER, LINCOLN A to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $262,500 | |
| 2006-08-31 | Mortgage $3,899,993 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COPR. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV | $3,899,993 | |
| 2006-08-31 | Mortgage $1,209,017 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COPR. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV | $1,209,017 | |
| 2006-08-14 | Mortgage $315,000 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $315,000 | |
| 1988-11-10 | Mortgage $44,250 — from BRYAN, GATFRED to CITY OF NEW YORK | $44,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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