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137 Atlantic Avenue

208Records
12City systems
3Open violations
17Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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208 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 DOB permits, 35 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1899
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC
BBL3002750016
BIN3002740

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-09.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Dead Animal (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,285,082 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC
Head officerTODD ROSE
Managing agentMDJ MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,342,000 $1,053,900
2026$2,496,000 $1,123,200
2027$2,826,000 $1,271,700

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Bergen St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Henry St — B61 B63 · 150 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Atlantic Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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

137 Atlantic Avenue

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

8 311 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 MDJ MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 98 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 South Oxford Street BK11 A
374 Clinton Avenue BK10 A
376 Clinton Street BK10 A
49 Sidney Place BK10 A
14 Schermerhorn Street BK7 B
248 Henry Street BK6 C
293 Henry Street BK5 D
237 Carroll Street BK5 C
372 Clinton Avenue BK5 C
246 Washington Avenue BK5 C
137 Atlantic Avenue BK5 C
165 Hicks Street BK5 B
87 1 Place BK5 B
511 Hicks Street BK3 C
553 Clinton Street BK3 B
570 Washington Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2005-05-02 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-11M&CON $4,250,000 — from 137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $4,250,000
2018-04-11AL&R $4,250,000 — from 137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $4,250,000
2015-04-01Deed $3,545,000 — from MOORE, DENNIS EARL to 137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC $3,545,000
2015-04-01Mortgage $2,100,000 — from 137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $2,100,000
2015-04-01AL&R $2,100,000 — from 137 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $2,100,000
2005-05-02Mortgage $1,300,000 — from MOORE, DENNIS EARL to MERS $1,300,000
2004-03-12Agreement $535,000 — from MOORE, DENNIS EARL to PMJ CAPITAL CORP $535,000
2004-03-12Mortgage $150,000 — from MOORE, DENNIS EARL to PMJ CAPITAL CORP $150,000
2002-12-12Mortgage $535,000 — from MOORE, DENNIS EARL to PMJ CAPITAL CORP $535,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017711009
2018122409
2019001001
2020013004
2021071401536
202250701022
20234980728
2024016018
2025012014
2026015017
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 56Ownership & money 22Health & systems 36

Every one of the 208 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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