117 recorded events, 1968–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 13 HPD complaints, 11 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
$58,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1999) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | 198 FOSTER LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL MALEK |
| Managing agent | 198 FOSTER LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,094,000 | $942,300 |
| 2026 | $1,757,000 | $790,650 |
| 2027 | $1,613,000 | $725,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 | 18 Av — F · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Parkville Av / 47 St — B11 · 550 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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.
198 Foster Avenue
| 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 |
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 198 FOSTER LLC — 2 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 Foster Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 198 Foster Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2001-06-08 (lender: Berkshire Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-17 | Agreement $1,748,260 — from 198 FOSTER LLC to THE BERKSHIRE BANK | $1,748,260 | |
| 2001-06-08 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 198 FOSTER LLC to BERKSHIRE BANK | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 117 recorded events, 1968–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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