1,916 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 716 311 service requests, 576 HPD complaints, 360 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 60.3. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 40 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-04. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
155 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · Illegal Parking (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · PLUMBING (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6).
$2,887,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1941) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (66) |
| 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) | S & G LENOX LLC |
| Head officer | LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | JONAS EQUITIES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,906,000 | $1,757,700 |
| 2026 | $4,053,000 | $1,823,850 |
| 2027 | $3,553,000 | $1,598,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Winthrop St — 2 5 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Clarkson Av — B44 B44-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Clarkson Ave & Nostrand Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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 Lenox Road
| 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 |
155 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 East 7 Street | BK | 174 | B |
| 465 East 7 Street | BK | 125 | B |
| 2355 East 12 Street | BK | 121 | C |
| 115 Ocean Avenue | BK | 99 | B |
| 214 East 8 Street | BK | 91 | A |
| 315 Ocean Parkway | BK | 90 | A |
| 1600 Caton Avenue | BK | 79 | A |
| 714 East 27 Street | BK | 71 | B |
| 297 Lenox Road | BK | 66 | B |
| 181 Hawthorne Street | BK | 59 | B |
| 134 Ocean Parkway | BK | 54 | B |
| 175 Ocean Parkway | BK | 43 | A |
| 2742 East 13 Street | BK | 37 | B |
| 1620 Caton Avenue | BK | 31 | B |
| 147 Ocean Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,516,000 on 2018-08-07 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-07 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from S & G LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from S & G LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Mortgage $5,516,000 — from S & G LENOX LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,516,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Deed $12,800,000 — from 297 LENOX REALTY LLC to S & G LENOX LLC | $12,800,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Sold for $12,800,000 | $12,800,000 | $193,939 |
| 2013-06-03 | Agreement $2,484,000 — from 297 LENOX REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $2,484,000 | |
| 2011-06-06 | Agreement $2,484,457 — from 297 LENOX REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,484,457 | |
| 2005-09-13 | Agreement $2,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 297 LENOX REALTY CO. | $2,700,000 | |
| 2005-09-13 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 297 LENOX REALTY CO. | $2,700,000 | |
| 2004-10-26 | Mortgage $1,294,194 — from 297 LENOX REALTY CO. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,294,194 | |
| 1999-04-15 | Mortgage $387,514 — from 297 LENOX REALTY CO to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $387,514 | |
| 1995-04-25 | Mortgage $197,166 — from 297 LENOX REALTY CO to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $197,166 | |
| 1986-04-15 | Mortgage $595,848 — from 297 LENOX REALTY CO to SOUTHERN MTGE ASSOCINC | $595,848 | |
| 1984-03-06 | Mortgage $312,000 — from 297 LENOX REALTY CO to LENOX COMPANY | $312,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 49 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 110 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 271 | 0 | 1 | 284 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 67 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 188 |
Every one of the 1,916 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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