138 Schaefer Street
Brooklyn · 11207 · BBL 3034280028 · look up another building
A company took title here in April 24, 2025.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, June 4, 2025
138 Schaefer Street is a multi-family walk-up in East New York, Brooklyn, ZIP 11207. City records count 8 apartments here. The city's property file lists the owner of record as TOWNHOUSE RENTAL VII, L.L.C. Its total assessed value is $716K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Who owns 138 Schaefer Street
The most recent recorded deed is dated Apr 24, 2025, transferring the lot to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL VII LLC. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 138 Schaefer Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Sales and ownership history at 138 Schaefer Street
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Townhouse Rental VII LLCDEED from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II LLC | Apr 24, 2025 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 138 Schaefer Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $716K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $89K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 138 Schaefer Street
No executed eviction is on record at 138 Schaefer Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 138 Schaefer Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 138 Schaefer Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 138 Schaefer Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 2 violations against this building, of which 2 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 11207. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 138 Schaefer Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Abate the nuisance consisting of pests. evidence of flies in the entire apartmentNov Sent Out | Jun 4, 2025 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Jun 4, 2025 | C |
The 2 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 2 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 138 Schaefer Street
3 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 138 Schaefer Street compares in 11207
PulseCities tracks 11,404 lots in 11207, of which 375 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 799 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11207 scores 45.9 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 27 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for East New York →
What else this owner holds
Townhouse Rental VII LLC took title to 8 other buildings in the deed record. A shared buyer on a deed is a fact about the filing, not proof that one operation runs them all:
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 3428 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 663 Evergreen AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 118 Schaefer StreetEast New York, 11207
- 128 Schaefer StreetEast New York, 11207
- 634 Central AvenueEast New York, 11207
- 1147 Decatur StreetEast New York, 11207
- 1135 Decatur StreetEast New York, 11207
- 1127 Decatur StreetEast New York, 11207
- 1117 Decatur StreetEast New York, 11207
Questions about 138 Schaefer Street
Who owns 138 Schaefer Street?
The most recent deed on file for 138 Schaefer Street names TOWNHOUSE RENTAL VII LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Apr 24, 2025.
Has 138 Schaefer Street changed hands recently?
PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds appear here once the city publishes them to ACRIS, which runs behind the closing date.
Have there been evictions at 138 Schaefer Street?
No executed eviction at 138 Schaefer Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 138 Schaefer Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 138 Schaefer Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 138 Schaefer Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $716K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 138 Schaefer Street?
11207 (East New York) scores 45.9 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.