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373 East 98 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3035940007 · 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, AEP76.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 254.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations10 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
11
’25–26

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · ELECTRIC (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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)HAPPY 999 REALTY LLC
Head officerMIKE KONG
Managing agentMIKE KONG
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$942,000 $56,520
2026$1,005,000 $60,300
2027$1,099,000 $65,940

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe 98 / Al Legacy EnterprisesOtherNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.

Getting around

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Legion St — B15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeRiverdale Ave & E 98 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

373 East 98 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $300,000 on 2005-09-06 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-04-17Deed $475,000 — from GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL to HAPPY999REALTY, LLC $475,000
2017-03-29Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $237,500
2005-09-06DEEDO $450,000 — from HENRY, LESLIE J to GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL $450,000
2005-09-06AL&R $300,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL; AGARD, RITA; GEORGE, ANDRE $300,000
2005-09-06Mortgage $300,000 — from HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, RITA; AGARD, MICHAEL; GEORGE, ANDRE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000
1990-04-12Mortgage $130,000 — from HENRY, LESLIE J to CLARKE, PETER J $130,000
1986-11-17Mortgage $20,625 — from CLARKE, PETER J to CITY OF NEW YORK $20,625

Ten-year activity

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2026
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000415
2018011002
2019000011
2020000011
2021012014
2022004015
20230180110
2024003014
2025211015
202610250228
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The last 12 months — 31 records

DateRecord
2026-08-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-17Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-16Boiler inspection
2026-05-30Restaurant inspection: CAFE 98 / AL LEGACY ENTERPRISES — grade N · mice evidence
2026-04-02City emergency repair (OMO): all mold remediation work to be done following safe work practice per new york state department of labor law article 32
2026-04-01HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2026-03-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-05HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30SQ FEET OF MOLD AT CEILING AND WEST WALL
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOC
2026-02-05HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1s
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM
2026-02-05HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2026-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
2026-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2026-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-19311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-16Boiler inspection
2025-11-25Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-11-21Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION OF 2-STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH REPLACE GAS PIPE, GAS METER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-17Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-16Boiler inspection
2026-05-30Restaurant inspection: CAFE 98 / AL LEGACY ENTERPRISES — grade N · mice evidence
2026-04-02City emergency repair (OMO): all mold remediation work to be done following safe work practice per new york state department of labor law article 32 $4,000
2026-04-01HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2026-03-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-05HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30SQ FEET OF MOLD AT CEILING AND WEST WALL
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOC
2026-02-05HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1s
2026-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM
2026-02-05HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2026-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
2026-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2026-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-19311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-16Boiler inspection
2025-11-25Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-11-21Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION OF 2-STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH REPLACE GAS PIPE, GAS METER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2025-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-03HPD 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
2024-11-25Boiler inspection
2024-09-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-13Boiler inspection
2023-09-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-02311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-05-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-04-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-03-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023-02-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022
2022-11-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-16Boiler inspection
2022-11-09311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-03-18HPD 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
2021
2021-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2021-05-06Boiler inspection
2021-04-22HPD 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
2020
2020-10-29Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-30Boiler inspection
2018
2018-11-01HPD 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
2018-08-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-11-09Boiler inspection
2017-04-20TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to HEADLEY, EILEEN; GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, MICHAEL; AGARD, RITA
2017-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL; GEORGE, ANDRE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2017-04-17Deed $475,000 — from GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL to HAPPY999REALTY, LLC$475,000
2017-03-29Sold for $475,000$475,000
2015
2015-01-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-04-01311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2014-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2013
2013-12-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2013-03-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2013-03-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-09-08311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2012-02-14311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2012-01-06311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2011
2011-12-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-29311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2011-10-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2009
2009-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-12-04Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS, OCCUPANCY$3,000
2007
2007-07-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 50,50A,B,C,D.50-FRESH AIR VENT UNDERSIZED MIN. 12" X 12".50A-MISSING FIRE DAMPER FOR FRESH AIR VENT.50B-MISSING BURNING SHUT OFF S$180
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-09-06DEEDO $450,000 — from HENRY, LESLIE J to GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL$450,000
2005-09-06AL&R $300,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL; AGARD, RITA; GEORGE, ANDRE$300,000
2005-09-06Mortgage $300,000 — from HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, RITA; AGARD, MICHAEL; GEORGE, ANDRE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$300,000
2005-09-06PAT — from AGARD, MICHAEL to AGARD, RITA
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-08-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-04-12Mortgage $130,000 — from HENRY, LESLIE J to CLARKE, PETER J$130,000
1990-04-12Deed — from CLARKE, PETER J to HENRY, LESLIE J
1989
1989-11-01MISC — from NYC HPD
1986
1986-11-17Mortgage $20,625 — from CLARKE, PETER J to CITY OF NEW YORK$20,625
1986-11-17Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CLARKE, PETER J
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1977
1977-09-21Deed — from SILVER CHARLOTTE to 35 EAST 98 TH STREET REALTY CORP
1975
1975-06-19Deed — from FINANCE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE CITY OF NE; FINANCEADMIN CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY O to THE CITY O FNEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY
1968
1968-12-04Deed — from 392 LEGION STREET CORP to EEDL REALTY CORP

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