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
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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
Filed construction activity
$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.
Rent-stabilization signals
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
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
What the city thinks it's worth
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.
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.
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.
Getting around
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
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.
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: $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
Ten-year activity
1050
9
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenants
Show as table
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
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2023-08-01311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-08-01311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2023-03-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-03-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-03-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-02-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-11-21311: Dead Animal — Cat
2021-10-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2014-04-19311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2014-03-31DOB violation JVIOS: 2012 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS(1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)
2013
2013-03-19City emergency repair (OMO): apt 4: as per the requirement contract with hpd, provide and install 4 window guards throughout entire apartment. remove$50
2013-03-04311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2013-03-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2013-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATER
2013-02-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT DAIRY SINK WASTE LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st
2013-02-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2013-02-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW Y
2013-02-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4, 2
2013-02-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT WALL CABINETS DOORS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2013-02-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4
2006-05-17Agreement $1,748,260 — from 198 FOSTER LLC to THE BERKSHIRE BANK$1,748,260
2003
2003-05-07Agreement — from THE BERKSHIRE BANK to 198 FOSTER LLC
2002
2002-10-30Job filed: MODIFY THE LAYOUT OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CELLAR TO ACCOMMODATE MRI AND CT EQUIPMENTS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2002-09-26Job filed: CONSTRUCTING A DELIVERY VAULT AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002-09-26Job filed: CONSTRUCTING A DELIVERY VAULT AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002-09-26Job filed: CONSTRUCTING A DELIVERY VAULT AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001
2001-06-08Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 198 FOSTER LLC to BERKSHIRE BANK$3,000,000
2001-06-08Mortgage assigned — from 198 FOSTER LLC to BERKSHIRE BANK
2001-03-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-08-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-08-10Permit NB — ISSUED
2000-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-04-13Job filed: BUILDERS PAVING PLAN ON SOUTH SIDE OF FOSTER AVE 168'-11" WEST OF EAST 3 STREET 77'-8" OF NEW PAVING
2000-04-13Job filed: BUILDERS PAVING PLAN ON SOUTH SIDE OF FOSTER AVE 168'-11' WEST OF EAST 3 STREET 77'-8' OF NEW PAVING
2000-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
1999
1999-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
1999-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
1999-09-02Permit NB — ISSUED
1999-09-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-08-30Deed — from SAMSOL HOMES INC PENSION TRUST to 198 FOSTER LLC
1999-01-15Permit DM — ISSUED
1998
1998-12-03Permit DM — ISSUED
1998-12-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-11-30Deed — from ANCONA, ALBINA; BASSO, ROCCO; BASSO, JACK to SAMSOL HOMES INC., PENSION TRUST
1998-05-01CNTR — from BASSO, ROCCO; BASSO, JACK to SAMSOL HOMES INC PENSION TRUST; ANCONA, ALBINA
1994
1994-11-18Deed — from BASSO, JACK J. HR/DEVISEE; BASSO, NICK DECD; ANCONA, ALBINA HR/DEVISEE; BASSO, ROCCO HR/DE to BASSO, ROCCO; ANCONA, ALBINA; BASSO, JACK J.