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739 President Street

192Records
11City systems
3Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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192 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC
BBL3009570075
BIN3020218

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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 67% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-30.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Graffiti (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,095,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC
Head officerMICHAEL BETESH
Managing agentMARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,386,000 $1,523,700
2026$2,709,000 $1,219,050
2027$2,479,000 $1,115,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% 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

SubwayUnion St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Union St — B67 B69 · 700 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & 6 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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

739 President 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

7 311 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 MARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES — 10 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C3 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
739 President Street BK8 A
185 Malcolm X Boulevard BK3 C
1254 Broadway BK3 C
478 Halsey Street BK2 D
637A Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 C
2349 Arthur Avenue BX2 D
622 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 D
4716 5 Avenue BK2 B
362 Graham Avenue BK1 B
313 Wyckoff Avenue BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2016-09-08 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-09-08AL&R $600,000 — from DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $600,000
2016-09-08AL&R $2,700,000 — from DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,700,000
2016-09-08Agreement $2,700,000 — from DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,700,000
2016-09-08Mortgage $1,642,126 — from DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,642,126
2016-09-08Deed $3,950,000 — from EMMES 36TH CO., LLC to DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC $3,950,000
2016-09-08Mortgage $600,000 — from DHM 739 PRESIDENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $600,000
2016-08-30Sold for $3,950,000 $3,950,000 $493,750
2014-06-13Mortgage $385,336 — from EMMES 36TH CO., LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $385,336
2014-06-13AL&R $1,100,000 — from EMMES 36TH CO., LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,100,000
2014-06-13Agreement $1,100,000 — from EMMES 36TH CO., LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,100,000
2004-03-12AL&R $875,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to EMMES 36TH CO., LLC $875,000
2004-03-12Mortgage $875,000 — from EMMES 36TH CO., LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $875,000
2004-03-12Deed $1,500,000 — from F/K/A PRESIDENT SIXTH REALTY CORP.; CHIRON SPRINGS REALTY CORP. to EMMES 36TH CO., LLC $1,500,000
1999-04-08Mortgage $111,597 — from 223 PRESIDENT SIXTHREALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $111,597
1994-07-05Mortgage $32,829 — from 223 PRESIDENT SIXTHREALTY CORP to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA FSB $32,829

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017221005
2018011002
201901170220
2020005005
202101180019
2022004015
2023051006
202401112014
2025012407
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 57Health & systems 3

Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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