284 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
284 Schaefer Street is a 3-story, 3-unit residential tenement building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Harry Ark. The property has experienced frequent heating and hot water issues throughout 2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed between January and November 2024, including an active violation as of November 2024 affecting the 3rd floor unit (3RDFLO) regarding inadequate hot water provision. In addition to persistent heating system problems, there was a power outage incident in March 2024 that HPD could not inspect due to access issues.
The building has also faced regulatory scrutiny, receiving multiple violations in January 2020 for unauthorized additional dwelling units and illegal conversions, including the installation of partitions and additional bathroom facilities, with penalties totaling $150,000. These violations were subsequently resolved through compliance actions. The property underwent several Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspections and enforcement actions, including a bedbug reporting requirement that shows no infestations reported in the past two filing periods (2023-2024 and 2024-2025), though there were multiple bedbug reports filed between 2021-2023.
Recent rodent inspection results have been mixed, with the most recent compliance inspection in April 2025 passing, but previous inspections in 2024 and 2022 noted rat activity. The building had several Housing Maintenance Code violations recorded between 2021-2024 related to bedbug reporting requirements, and in 2024, there was one A-Class violation regarding an unauthorized bedbug report that was subsequently closed. The building's management has maintained annual bedbug reporting compliance since 2021, with no current known infestations as of June 2025.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 3 |
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Year built | 1920 |
Total area | 3465 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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- 284 Schaefer St, New York, NY 11237
- 284 Garage Schaefer St, New York, NY 11237
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