228 Schaefer Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~84% of buildings in this ZIP (130 open)
- 29 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
About this building
City records list 1910 as the year built — older than 83% of the 132 buildings we cover in ZIP 11207.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 13, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
228 Schaefer Street
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- City records show 130 open HPD violations, 29 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1988 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists no rent-stabilized units in this building. If anyone tells you this unit is stabilized, ask to see the registration — and if it was deregulated, ask on what grounds and in what year.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
228 Schaefer Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11207. The closest subway is Wilson Av (L) (4-minute walk), served by the L line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: February 1988 · Most recent: September 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-09-29 "§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM…"
- 2026-09-29 "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNAT…"
- 2026-09-29 "§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY…"
- 2026-09-29 "§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVA…"
- 2026-09-29 "§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGA…"
- 2025-09-17
- Class C · 29 open · penalty 435 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 45 open · penalty 225 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 56 open · penalty 56 · (1/ea)
- 2026-04-28 · Apt 3R · NON EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2026-04-19 · Apt 3R · EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2026-02-08 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2020-01-17 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2013-03-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2011-12-13 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT"
14 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2015). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1910). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 49
- HARRASSMENT 2: 48
- PETIT LARCENY: 43
- GRAND LARCENY: 30
- FELONY ASSAULT: 23
- Illegal Parking: 258
- Noise - Residential: 220
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 74
- Blocked Driveway: 65
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 50
- 625 WILSON AVENUE
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- 839 KNICKERBOCKER AVE
- P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
- P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
- Bushwick Ascend Charter School
- P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
- Bushwick Ascend Charter School
- I.S. 296 - The Anna Gonzalez Community School
- The Brooklyn School for Math and Research
- Academy for Excellence in Leadership
- The Brooklyn School for Social Justice
- Wilson Av
- Halsey St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- P.s. /I.s. 384 Frances E. Carter
- P.s. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
- Tiger Playground
- Irving Square Park
- Achievement First Charter School Ujima High School
- Achivement First Bushwick Charter School Elementary School
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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