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138 Remsen Street

121Records
12City systems
1Open violations
2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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121 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 311 service requests, 9 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1856
Floors3.5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3002540079
BIN3002238

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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 83% 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 2. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 1987-01-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dead Animal (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$407,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1856)
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)13438 HOMES CORP
Head officerGAYLE ELLIEN
Managing agentADVENTURE PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,958,000 $1,781,100
2026$4,082,000 $1,836,900
2027$4,777,000 $2,149,650

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Remsen St — B25 B26 B38 B41 · 750 ft
Citi BikeMontague St & Clinton St · 400 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

138 Remsen 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ADVENTURE PROPERTIES — 23 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
59 Pineapple Street BK66 A
70 Clark Street BK60 A
325 Greene Avenue BK48 A
38 Livingston Street BK24 A
175 Hicks Street BK23 A
87 Hicks Street BK20 A
159 Lafayette Avenue BK20 A
142 Hicks Street BK19 A
73 Orange Street BK16 A
132 Joralemon Street BK12 A
95 Wyckoff Street BK12 A
110 Remsen Street BK12 A
7 Worth Street MN12 A
282 Henry Street BK11 A
234 East 35 Street MN11 A
138 Remsen Street BK10 A
175 Columbia Heights BK10 A
134 Remsen Street BK10 A
299 Henry Street BK10 A
73 Columbia Heights BK9 A
114 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
328 100 Street BK6 A
515 82 Street BK6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $307,792 on 2020-06-16 (lender: Valley National Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-11RPTT&RET $3,151,000 — from CARSON, JOSHUA; CARSON, FRANCESCA to SEIDLER, LILY; SOHN, TIMOTHY $3,151,000
2025-01-16Sold for $3,151,000 $3,151,000 $315,100
2022-05-12RPTT&RET $700,000 — from D'NETTO, MICHELLE to LAWLER, KRISTEN $700,000
2022-04-27Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $70,000
2020-06-16AL&R $500,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2020-06-16Agreement $500,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2020-06-16Mortgage $307,792 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $307,792
2019-02-14RPTT&RET $998,500 — from SMOOKLER, LOUIS to CARSON, JOSHUA; CARSON, FRANCESCA $998,500
2018-08-21Sold for $998,500 $998,500 $99,850
2014-08-11RPTT&RET $470,000 — from WILLEVER, KATHERINE to D'NETTO, MICHELLE $470,000
2013-02-04RPTT&RET $695,000 — from COWLES, ROBERT; CANO, BARBARA to FILIPPELLI, FRANCESCA; CARSON , JOSHUA $695,000
2012-09-13Mortgage $350,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $350,000
2012-09-13AL&R $350,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $350,000
2010-07-23RPTT&RET $675,000 — from CHEATHAM, MARY ELIZABETH; CHEATHAM, MARTIN to SMOOKLER, LOUIS $675,000
2008-08-21RPTT&RET $700,000 — from SHENN, JOSEPH B; SHENN, DYAN ELYSE KEMPE to CHEATHAM, MARY ELIZABETH; CHEATHAM, MARTIN $700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003216
2018204118
20193261315
2020003418
2021305109
2022004206
2023021025
2024013004
2025401207
2026011002
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 48Health & systems 10

Every one of the 121 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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