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70 Middagh Street

116Records
14City systems
1Open violations
6.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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116 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1897
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)70 MIDDAGH OWNER LLC
BBL3002160020
BIN3001599

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.5. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-01-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,327,960 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1897)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)70 Middagh Owner LLC
Head officerAlex Kaskel
Managing agentApex Management Group
Last registered2025-09-12

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,098,120 $494,154
2026$2,447,000 $1,101,150
2027$2,770,000 $1,246,500

The city's market estimate has risen 152% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHigh St — A C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clark St — 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Middagh St — B25 · 350 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Middagh St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

70 Middagh Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by APEX MANAGEMENT GROUP — 88 buildings, 882 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B31 · C16 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
11-55 45 Avenue QN46 C
233 East 10 Street MN40 A
308 East 78 Street MN35 A
231 East 21 Street MN24 A
110 Madison Street MN24 C
233 East 21 Street MN24 A
245 East 13 Street MN24 B
972 Manhattan Avenue BK24 B
119 Baxter Street MN22 B
111 Mott Street MN22 C
32-30 41 Street QN20 A
250 North 6 Street BK20 B
33 Henry Street MN18 B
243 East 13 Street MN18 B
212 8 Avenue MN17 C
423 16 Street BK16 B
419 16 Street BK16 B
412 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
414 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
416 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 B
410 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
202 West 80 Street MN10 C
204 West 80 Street MN10 B
72 5 Avenue BK10 B
70 Middagh Street BK10 A
197 East 7 Street MN10 C
495 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
251 North 8 Street BK8 B
444 15 Street BK8 B
154 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
31-64 41 Street QN8 C
101 Greenpoint Avenue BK8 A
253 North 8 Street BK8 A
453 3 Street BK8 A
111 Huron Street BK8 A
94 Milton Street BK8 B
311 Eckford Street BK8 A
333 East 52 Street MN7 A
230 West 72 Street MN7 C
41-27 49 Street QN6 A
47-25 44 Street QN6 A
53-17 Skillman Avenue QN6 D
50-11 45 Street QN6 F
47-34 45 Street QN6 B
39-29 47 Avenue QN6 B
35-21 Crescent Street QN6 A
47-16 45 Street QN6 A
47-45 43 Street QN6 A
45-44 40 Street QN6 B
84 1 Place BK6 B
799 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
37 Frost Street BK6 B
149 Ainslie Street BK6 A
28-52 35 Street QN6 D
35-34 32 Street QN6 A
586 Manhattan Avenue BK6 B
5-35 47 Road QN6 A
515 Graham Avenue BK6 A
25-59 35 Street QN6 A
53-11 Skillman Avenue QN6 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,978,000 on 2022-04-18 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-18Mortgage $1,978,000 — from 70 MIDDAGH OWNER LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,978,000
2022-04-18Agreement $5,678,000 — from 70 MIDDAGH OWNER LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,678,000
2022-04-18AL&R $5,678,000 — from 70 MIDDAGH OWNER LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,678,000
2021-07-07AL&R $3,700,000 — from MIDDAGH OWNER LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,700,000
2021-07-07Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 70 MIDDAGH OWNER LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,700,000
2021-07-07Deed $4,500,000 — from VINCE, PETER A; VINCE, STEVEN P to 70 MIDDAGH OWNER LLC $4,500,000
2021-06-22Sold for $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $450,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018001012
2019021014
2020023016
2021108164038
20222355015
2023001001
2024004015
2025206008
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 21Health & systems 6

Every one of the 116 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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