The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 2.5. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-10.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
407 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (330) · Dirty Condition (18) · Noise (13) · Air Quality (9) · Indoor Air Quality (6) · Sidewalk Condition (5).
Filed construction activity
$3,207,975 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1966)
Yes
Six or more residential units (173)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
WALDO GARDENS INC
Head officer
JOAN KAUFMAN
Managing agent
METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Last registered
2025-10-02
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$7,275,000
$3,273,750
2026
$7,480,000
$3,366,000
2027
$8,890,000
$4,000,500
The city's market estimate has risen
22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,180,424 a year
($14.10 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,238,666
($8.01 per sq ft), net operating income $941,758. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Energy grade (LL33)
D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuel
NO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)
SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)
Flood exposure
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.
Getting around
Subway
238 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 240 St — Bx9 · 950 ft
Citi Bike
W 238 St & Tibbett Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
407 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $500,000 on
2021-08-26 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-08-26
Mortgage $5,600,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
$5,600,000
2021-08-26
Mortgage $500,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
$500,000
2021-08-26
AL&R $5,600,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
$5,600,000
2021-08-26
AL&R $500,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
$500,000
2011-08-09
Mortgage $500,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC, to NCB, FSB
$500,000
2011-08-09
Mortgage $2,000,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC, to NCB, FSB
$2,000,000
2011-08-09
AL&R $500,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC, to NCB, FSB
$500,000
2011-08-09
AL&R $2,000,000 — from WALDO GARDENS, INC, to NCB, FSB
$2,000,000
Ten-year activity
5002500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
276
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
45
0
2
48
2018
0
3
20
0
3
26
2019
0
3
24
0
4
31
2020
0
2
41
0
2
45
2021
0
2
54
8
2
66
2022
0
3
27
2
2
34
2023
2
2
19
0
3
26
2024
0
4
19
0
5
28
2025
4
1
266
0
5
276
2026
8
3
134
0
5
150
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HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH BY METHOD OF REGLAZING THE BATHTUB
2026-06-01
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-01
311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-05-30
311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-05-29
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-28
311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-05-22
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-17
311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-06-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-06-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-06-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-06-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH BY METHOD OF REGLAZING THE BATHTUB
2026-06-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-01311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-05-30311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-05-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-28311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-05-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-04-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES.. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE'S 2(LEFT) & 4(RIGHT) 1-20TH FLO$5,000
2025-05-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-02-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2022 BUILDING CODES, CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, E$10,000
2024-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR AT EAST EXTERIOR WALL , 2nd STORY
2024-11-23311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2024-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-21311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2024-05-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING'S EXTERIOR WALLS AND/OR APPURTENANCES.-ATTIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED A BROKEN WELDING POINT AND DISLO$2,500
2024-05-14DOB violation C: EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO A BROKEN WELDING POINT AND DISLODGED CONNE CTION POINT ON THE METAL PARAPET RAILING ON THE NORTHWEST OF
2024-05-09Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-05-09Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-04-09311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-02-22DOB violation FISPNRF: FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023
2023-02-14311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-01-16311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2022
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-25311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2022-10-27ECB CLASS - 3 violation: AT TIME OF ROOF INSPECTION NOTICED LOUD AND REPETITIVE METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM THE SOUTH/WEST CORNER OF WATER TOWER NEAR CHIMNE$250
2022-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-04311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2022-09-24311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2019-08-19Elevator permit: To comply with ASME A17.3 of 2002, as modified by Chapter K3 of Appendix K Section 3.10.12 of the New York City Building Code. -$28,216
2019-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WODDEN FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1
2019-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2019-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st
2018-12-13HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 5th APART
2018-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-12-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-12-06Boiler inspection
2018-12-06Boiler inspection
2018-12-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A
2018-12-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE GROUT AT BACK SPLASH SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN
2018-11-28Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-11-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2018-11-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2018-11-28311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-11-28311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-11-08Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2015-01-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: REMOVAL OF SHED OR PROTECTIVE MEASURE W/OUT DEPT APPROVAL-REMOVED SHEDW/OUT DEPT APPROVAL & BEFORE THE AMENDED REPORT WAS ACCEPTED
2013-10-22Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-06-26Mortgage assigned — from NCB, FSB to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2013-06-26AALR — from NCB, FSB to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2013-05-08311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2013-05-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-04-12311: Street Sign - Dangling — Street Cleaning - ASP
2013-03-22311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2012
2012-11-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-11-14311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-09-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-09-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED OF 312 LF AS PER PLANS. SHED IS DESIGNED FOR A LIVE LOAD OF 300 PSF. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #
2012-09-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED OF 312 LF AS PER PLANS. SHED IS DESIGNED FOR A LIVE LOAD OF 300 PSF. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #
2012-08-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-302.5:FAILURE TO PROVIDE/ERECT SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM UNSAFE CONDITIONS. NOTED:AT FISP 3:NOTIFICATION OF UN$800
2012-08-23DOB violation C:
2012-08-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2012-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-17Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 7: SAFE
2012-08-17DOB violation LL11/98: UNSAFE LOCAL LAW 11/98 REPORT FILED
2012-08-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Facade - Defective/Cracking (Ll11/98)
2012-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-07-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-07-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-07-12311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-07-10311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2012-05-29Job filed: EXTERIOR FACADE REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$133,220
2012-05-02311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2012-04-17311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2012-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 28-116.4.1 44R11,97R07.97R07:OPERATING DEVICE W/O CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE,NO REPORT OF INSPECTION SUBMITTED TO DOB&NO WITNESSING
2012-02-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-02-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-02-05311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-02-05311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-01-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-01-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2011
2011-11-12311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2010-12-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDED SIXTH ROUND REPORT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS DEPT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INIT$2,000
2010-11-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-11-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-11-04311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2009-12-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDED SIXTH ROUND REPORT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS DEPT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INIT$800
2009-12-10DOB violation E:
2009-12-10DOB violation E:
2009-10-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-10-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-09-30Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-09-28Job filed: RETAINING WALL AND ROOF REPLACEMENT.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$268,215
2009-05-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDED SIXTH ROUND REPORT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS DEPT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INIT$800
2008
2008-12-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDED SIXTH ROUND REPORT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS DEPT.INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INIT$800
2008-07-09DOB violation E:
2008-07-09DOB violation E:
2008-05-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDMENT SIXTH ROUND REPORT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS DEPT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN IN$700
2007
2007-11-27ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. NOTED VERTICAL CRACK ALONG THE REATINING WALL ADJTO THE CONCRETESTEPS & SERVICE RAMP CRACK IS APPRX 4FT LONG.$2,000
2007-09-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2007-08-24DOB violation E:
2007-08-24DOB violation E:
2007-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-26ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.NOTED:VERTICAL CRACKS IN SOME AREAS FROM GRADE TO TOP OF RETAINING WALL. REMEDY: REPAIR RETAINING WALL.$2,000
2007-06-25DOB violation L1198:
2007-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2007-03-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.DEFECT IS:HAZ:LARGE VERTICAL CRACK APPROX 2"WIDE IS SOME AREAS FROM GRADE TO TOP OF RETAINING WALL.CRACK PROVI$800
2007-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-20Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 6: SWARMP
2007-02-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-19Job filed: REPLACEMENT (2) NEW BURNERS ON (2)EXISTING ON (2) EXISTING BOILERS
2005-08-19Job filed: REPLACEMENT (2) NEW BURNERS ON (2)EXISTING ON (2) EXISTING BOILERS
2005-08-02Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2005-06-02DOB violation E:
2005-06-02DOB violation E:
2005-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-11-23DOB complaint, category ?
2004-09-01DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATION AT REAR YARD OF PREMISES.CINDER BLOCK FENCE WITH STEEL$1,000
2003-02-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST PERMIT FOR WORK AT PREMISES. SIDEWALK SHED #200748236 LOCATION: FRONT. REMEDY; POST PERMIT ON SIDEWALK SHED.
2003-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-08-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-08-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-08-21Job filed: Filing herewith for installation of a temporary sidewalk shed, measuring 48lf., during facade repair. No change in use, egress or occupancy.
2002-07-16Job filed: MISCELLANEOUS FACADE REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAW 11/98 REPORT. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OCCUPANCY.$250,000
2002-07-16Job filed: MISCELLANEOUS FACADE REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAW 11/98 REPORT. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OCCUPANCY.$250,000
2002-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-09DOB violation E: 2P3928
2002-03-09DOB violation E: 2P3927
1999
1999-04-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 50O2,50Y11,47A1,55Q3. -47 GOV. CABLE NEED TO BE SHORTEN & ADJ. TENTIONWEIGHT, -50,50 CLEAN MAIN MACHINE & SEAL IT NECESSARY
1999-04-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 50O2,50Y14,55Q3,37L11,47A15,62A1,31Q3,31Q3,46A15. -37 CHECK FOR NOISY SELECTOR IN MOTOR ROOM, -31 TOP OF CAR RIGHT SIDE WIRES EXPO
1998
1998-06-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996
1996-11-01Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-09DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-09DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-07-01DOB violation LL1080:
1990
1990-06-29DOB violation LL1081: 2
1900
1900-01-01Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO6FUEL