Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

217 Schaefer St

built 1899 · 2 stories · 2 apartments
Registered with the city: 217 SCHAEFER LLC; 217 SCHAFER LLC

Apartments named in these records

City records name 3 apartment labels, more than the 2 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jun
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
Show 19 more
2025 Jan
Alteration permit
2024 Dec
Construction fence permit
2008 Dec
Structure and facade class I · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windows class C · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2 class C · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2FL class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2FL class C · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 1 class B · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 1 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2008 Jun
Construction hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Jun
Construction hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Jun
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Jun
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
Water service line

Non-Lead (excavation)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Fire and safety

Older records on file

Electrical

Older records on file

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-23
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • Basementno recordUnknown

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-22
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

Permit history

12 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-22 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

  • HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 69 older records from 2002–2008 never closed. 1 further violation from 2023 was closed. 71 violations on record in all, 2002–2023 — the 70 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
  • Salesno recordNo recorded sale since 2016

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

24 datasets

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