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279 South 2 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3024090023 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

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 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · New Tree Request (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,901,307 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-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)279-281 Garden LLC
Head officerCheryl Loner
Managing agentTHE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-09-19

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,045,000 $470,250
2026$1,114,000 $501,300
2027$1,261,000 $567,450

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcy Av / S 2 St — B24 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Havemeyer St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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.

Report a problem to 311

279 South 2 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 26 buildings, 191 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B3 · C5 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
171 Linden Boulevard BK29 A
362 Stockton Street BK22 C
324 East 116 Street MN14 C
1119 Grant Avenue BX9 C
179 Hopkins Street BK8 A
301 Broadway BK8 A
62 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
60 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
64 Hawthorne Street BK8 B
281 South 2 Street BK7 A
279 South 2 Street BK7 A
1128 Grant Avenue BX6 D
175 Hopkins Street BK6 D
232 Quincy Street BK6 B
177 Hopkins Street BK6 A
298 Schaefer Street BK6 C
233 Jackson Street BK6 A
234 Quincy Street BK6 B
30 Fayette Street BK5 D
307 East 26 Street BK4 D
1126 Fteley Avenue BX4 D
103 Pulaski Street BK3 D
322 East 116 Street MN3 F
168 Powers Street BK2 C
2131 Nostrand Avenue BK0 —
81 West 118 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,490,600 on 2024-08-07 (lender: Greystone Funding Company LLC), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-07Agreement $9,524,600 — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC $9,524,600
2024-08-07Mortgage $2,490,600 — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC $2,490,600
2023-02-07Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $1,950,000
2023-01-31Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $1,050,000
2023-01-31Agreement $1,550,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $1,550,000
2023-01-31Agreement $1,550,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $1,550,000
2023-01-31Deed $1,815,000 — from COLON, DEBORAH; BELINDA DELGADO, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ERIK COLON; ESTATE OF SONIA D to 279 GARDEN LLC $1,815,000
2023-01-25Sold for $1,815,000 $1,815,000 $259,286
2018-08-31AL&R $500,000 — from ANDY COLON AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON to GIANGRASSO, JEROME $500,000
2018-08-31Mortgage $500,000 — from THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON; ANDY COLON AS EXECUTOR to GIANGRASSO, JEROME $500,000
2011-05-24Agreement $223,000 — from COLON, GLADYS to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $223,000
2011-05-24Mortgage $4,369 — from COLON, GLADYS to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,369
2006-09-15Mortgage $240,000 — from COLON, GLADYS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $240,000
1994-12-01Mortgage $97,500 — from COLON, CONCHITA; COLON, GLADYS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $97,500

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
47
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2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018000314
2019004004
2020005207
202100110011
202212123018
2023188813047
20243098020
2025003003
2026001102
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-09-04Mortgage satisfied — from COLON, GLADYS to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MR COOPER; ROCKET MORTGAGE
2026-04-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-04Mortgage satisfied — from COLON, GLADYS to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MR COOPER; ROCKET MORTGAGE
2026-04-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-11-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-07SAGE — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV
2024-08-07Agreement $9,524,600 — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC$9,524,600
2024-08-07Mortgage assigned — from TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC
2024-08-07Mortgage assigned — from TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC
2024-08-07Deed — from 279 GARDEN LLC to 279-281 GARDEN LLC
2024-08-07Mortgage $2,490,600 — from 279-281 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC$2,490,600
2024-07-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-07-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-24Mortgage assigned — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to ICECAP REIT FUND II, LLC
2024-05-14Certificate of occupancy Final
2024-05-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-03-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-03-06Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2024-02-06Job filed: Plumbing application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2023
2023-12-15Certificate of occupancy Initial
2023-11-27Mortgage assigned — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
2023-11-27Mortgage assigned — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
2023-11-27Job filed: Alt-CO NB application filed for vertical and horizontal enlargement of an existing three (3) story + cellar residential building to a four (4) story +$628,769
2023-10-27Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-10-11311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2023-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2023-09-23Job filed: Sprinkler application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2023-08-16Job filed: Alt-CO NB application filed for vertical and horizontal enlargement of an existing three (3) story + cellar residential building to a four (4) story +$628,769
2023-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-06-27Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-06-06Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-06-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-05-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2023-05-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-05-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-05-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: REQUIREMENTS FOR SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS BC 3307.2.6@4STORY ALT SITE I OBSERVE PUBLIC SIDEWALK@FRONT OF SITE NOT PROVIDED/MAINTAIN $2,400
2023-04-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SIDEWALK SHED BC3307.6.@4 STORY ALT SITE OBSERVE PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SIDEWALK SHED VERTICAL MEMBER (POSTS) NOT PLUMB&UNPROTECTED$625
2023-04-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2023-04-18DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-04Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-03-31Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-03-24Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2023-03-24Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2023-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-13Mortgage assigned — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to ICECAP REIT FUND II, LLC
2023-02-13Mortgage assigned — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to ICECAP REIT FUND II, LLC
2023-02-07Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$1,950,000
2023-02-02Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-02-02Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 psf SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN US$5,000
2023-02-02Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-01-31TL&R — from GIANGRASSO, JEROME to COLON, AS EXECUTOR, ANDY; THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON
2023-01-31Mortgage assigned — from GIANGRASSO, JEROME to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC
2023-01-31Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$1,050,000
2023-01-31Agreement $1,550,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$1,550,000
2023-01-31Agreement $1,550,000 — from 279 GARDEN LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$1,550,000
2023-01-31Deed — from COLON, MARIA MILAGROS to COLON, ANDY
2023-01-31Deed $1,815,000 — from COLON, DEBORAH; BELINDA DELGADO, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ERIK COLON; ESTATE OF SONIA D to 279 GARDEN LLC$1,815,000
2023-01-31311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-25Sold for $1,815,000$1,815,000
2023-01-18Permit Support of Excavation — Signed-off
2023-01-18Permit Structural — Signed-off
2023-01-18Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2022
2022-12-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-25DECL — from COLON, DIANA; COLON, JR., HECTOR; COLON, ANDY; COLON, JOSEPH; COLON, ERIK; DELGADO, SONIA; to 281 GARDEN LLC
2022-10-25Job filed: FO (Underpinning) application filed subsequent to FO / EA application, job number: B00765807-I1. Filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB, job number: B007$1,000
2022-10-21Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-10-04Job filed: Support of Excavation application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-08-01Job filed: Structural application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-07-27Job filed: Mechanical application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-07-27Job filed: Plumbing application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-07-26Job filed: Sprinkler application filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-06-28Job filed: Foundation / Earthwork application filed in conjunction with NB GC, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-06-27Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN, 20 FEET, FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO NB, JOB NUMBER:B00713932-I1.
2022-06-10Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-06-09CERT — from SUCCESSFUL ABSTRACT LLC
2022-06-09ZONE — from COLON, ANDY; COLON, JR, HECTOR; COLON, JOSEPH; COLON, ERIK; COLON, DINA; COHON, SONIA; COL
2022-06-02Job filed: Installation of temporary construction fence; filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB, job number: B00713932-I1.$1,000
2022-04-15Job filed: Alt-CO NB application filed for vertical and horizontal enlargement of an existing three (3) story + cellar residential building to a four (4) story +$628,769
2022-02-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-07-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-26311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2021-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-23311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-05-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-05-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020
2020-10-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-25311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-08-03Deed — from LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GLADYS COLON; ANDY COLON, CO-EXECUTOR; ERIK COLON, CO-EXECUTOR to COLON, ERIK; COLON, DEBORAH; DELGADO, SONIA; COLON, JOSEPH; COLON, ANDY; COLON, JR., HECTO
2020-07-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-02311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-01-19311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2019
2019-10-10311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-10-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-07-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-06-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2018
2018-12-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-14Mortgage satisfied — from COLON, GLADYS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
2018-08-31AL&R $500,000 — from ANDY COLON AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON to GIANGRASSO, JEROME$500,000
2018-08-31Mortgage $500,000 — from THE ESTATE OF GLADYS COLON; ANDY COLON AS EXECUTOR to GIANGRASSO, JEROME$500,000
2017
2017-04-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016
2016-09-02Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
2014
2014-12-04311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2011
2011-05-24Agreement $223,000 — from COLON, GLADYS to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$223,000
2011-05-24Mortgage $4,369 — from COLON, GLADYS to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$4,369
2009
2009-08-14DEED COR — from OLMEDO, ROBERT to COLON, CONCHITA; COLON, GLADYS
2006
2006-10-26Mortgage satisfied — from COLON, CONCHITA; COLON, GLADYS to THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK; NORTH FORK BANK; GREENPOINT BANK
2006-09-15Mortgage $240,000 — from COLON, GLADYS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$240,000
1999
1999-10-02DOB violation C: HAZARDOUS
1999-10-02DOB violation C: HAZARDOUS
1995
1995-03-24Mortgage satisfied — from OLMEDO, ROBERTO to MIRANDA, FRANCISCA GONZALEZ
1995-03-24Mortgage satisfied — from RIVERA, HECTOR; RIVERA, GLORIA UX to COLON, ESTEBAN; COLON, CARMEN UX
1994
1994-12-01Mortgage $97,500 — from COLON, CONCHITA; COLON, GLADYS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$97,500
1994-12-01Deed — from OLMEDO, ROBERT to COLON, CONCHITA; COLON, GLADYS
1972
1972-11-22Deed — from MIRANDA, FRANCISCA G to OLMEDO, ROBERTO
1972-11-22Mortgage — from OLMEDO ROBERTO to MIRANDA FRANCISCA G
1970
1970-10-29Mortgage — from MIRANDA FRANCISCO G to RIVERA HECTOR; RIVERA GLORIA
1970-10-29Deed — from RIVERA GLORIA; RIVERA HECTOR to MIRANDA FRANCISCA G
1969
1969-07-28Mortgage assigned — from COLON ESTEBAN; COLON CARMEN to COLON SANTA
1969-04-18Deed — from COLON CARMEN; COLON ESTEBAN to RIVERA GLORIA; RIVERA HECTOR
1969-04-18Mortgage — from RIVERA GLORIA; RIVERA HECTOR to COLON CARMEN; COLON ESTEBAN

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