297 Schaefer Street

297 Schaefer Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1906

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 4 buildings on record; 4 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 46 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-11-14. Newest violation issued 2024-12-26.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT BOILER ROOM HINGE BASEMENT LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, issued 2024-12-26. HPD violation 17578195
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (roof). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING LOCKABLE SLIDING BOLT, HASP AND HATCH AT BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF, issued 2022-03-02. HPD violation 8740800
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 3F), issued 2022-03-02. HPD violation 13612985
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CAP AT RADIATOR SHUT OFF VALVE, EAST WALL, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2022-03-02. HPD violation 13615448
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2020-02-25. HPD violation 13615454
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2020-02-25. HPD violation 13615455
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2011-11-14. HPD violation 9201867
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF A CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING LOCATED IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1-R, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1-R), issued 2022-03-02. HPD violation 4248890

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 297 SCHAEFER LLC. Head officer: ABE RUBIN. Managing agent: FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT INC.. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 25, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3034250037, HPD building ID 366847. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Halsey St (L), 4 min walk
• Wilson Av (L), 6 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 12 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.