360 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 125 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.
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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 373. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · WATER LEAK (4) · APPLIANCE (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · PLUMBING (1).
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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FLATBUSH & ROGERS.LLC |
| Head officer | LARRY HIRSCHFIELD |
| Managing agent | ELH MGMT.LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $459,000 | $206,550 |
| 2026 | $486,000 | $218,700 |
| 2027 | $583,000 | $262,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Willmohr St — B15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willmohr St & Rockaway Pkwy · 450 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.
440 East 98 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 |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 110 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,199,343 on 2007-01-02 (lender: United States Department Of Housing And Urban Deve), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-09 | Agreement $637,866 — from FLATBUSH & ROGERS LLC, to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $637,866 | |
| 2007-01-02 | Mortgage $4,199,343 — from FLATBUSH & ROGERS, LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND | $4,199,343 | |
| 2007-01-02 | Mortgage $637,866 — from FLATBUSH & ROGERS, LLC to BPD BANK | $637,866 | |
| 2007-01-02 | AL&R $4,199,343 — from UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND to FLATBUSH & ROGERS LLC. | $4,199,343 | |
| 1998-04-30 | Mortgage $245,000 — from HELPLINE SOUL RESCUEMINISTRY INC to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC. | $245,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 |
| 2026 | 18 | 18 |
Every one of the 360 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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