A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 60.7. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and
11% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-19.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Obstruction (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
Filed construction activity
$30,000 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 (1895)
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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
228 ALBANY AVE LLC
Head officer
GARFIELD BRADSHAW
Managing agent
GARFIELD BRADSHAW
Last registered
2025-10-24
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
$541,000
$243,450
2026
$555,000
$249,750
2027
$535,000
$240,750
The city's market estimate has fallen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2026 (1 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.
Getting around
Subway
Kingston Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
Albany Ave & Park Pl · 150 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.
16 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $356,250 on
2006-02-23 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2006-02-23
Mortgage $356,250 — from BRADSHAW, GARFIELD to MERS
$356,250
2006-02-23
Deed $475,000 — from BENNETT, DESRINE; BENNETT, CALEB to BRADSHAW, GARFIELD
$475,000
2002-10-02
Mortgage $1,450,967 — from BENNETT, DIONNE; BENNETT, CALEB to HOSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION NY
$1,450,967
2001-05-02
Mortgage $20,000 — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF
$20,000
1997-05-02
Mortgage $123,500 — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to NYC HPD
$123,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
24
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
4
0
0
5
2018
0
3
6
0
0
9
2019
0
2
6
0
0
8
2020
0
0
2
1
1
4
2021
0
0
2
0
0
2
2022
0
1
2
0
0
3
2023
0
4
3
0
0
7
2024
1
2
9
2
0
14
2025
3
1
17
0
3
24
2026
0
0
1
0
0
1
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2025-01-08Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2025-01-08Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-01-07Job filed: FILING TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT WORK INCLUDED PARTITION AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$10,000
2024
2024-11-19HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY,
2024-02-02Deed — from BRADSHAW, GARFIELD to 228 ALBANY AVE LLC
2024-01-05Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023
2023-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014-05-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-01-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-07-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-07-16311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2012-07-16311: Air Quality — Air: Other Air Problem (Use Comments) (AZZ)
2012-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-11-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-11-03Job filed: PLUMBING WORK ONLY (PIZZA OVEN, GRILL, TWO BURNER STOVE, FRYER, CHICKEN PRESSURE GAS METER, FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF VALVE & FOUR NON-RESIDENTIAL$10,000
2011-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-03311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2010-02-11Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2010-02-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-02-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-08Mortgage satisfied — from BENNETT, DIONNE; BENNETT, CALEB to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2006-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2006-02-23AL&R — from MERS to BRADSHAW, GARFIELD
2006-02-23Mortgage $356,250 — from BRADSHAW, GARFIELD to MERS$356,250
2006-02-23Deed $475,000 — from BENNETT, DESRINE; BENNETT, CALEB to BRADSHAW, GARFIELD$475,000
2006-01-31Mortgage satisfied — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-04-28Deed — from BENNETT, DIONNE; BENNETT, CALEB to BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DESRINE
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-02Mortgage $1,450,967 — from BENNETT, DIONNE; BENNETT, CALEB to HOSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION NY$1,450,967
2002-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-05Job filed: Install fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$2,000
2002-07-05Job filed: Install fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$2,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-29Job filed: A2$5,000
2001-08-29Job filed: A2$5,000
2001-05-02Mortgage $20,000 — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $20,000
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-05-02Deed — from NYC HPD to BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE
1997-05-02Mortgage $123,500 — from BENNETT, CALEB; BENNETT, DIONNE to NYC HPD$123,500
1996
1996-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1979
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1973
1973-05-31Mortgage — from GOINS LEO to WU MILLIE; MILLIE LEUNG
1973-05-31Deed — from WU MILLIE; MILLIE LEUNG to GOINS LEO