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204 St Marks Avenue

184Records
16City systems
2Open violations
42.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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184 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1893
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PROSPECT ZELSON LLC
BBL3011510034
BIN3028417

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 42.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1995-12-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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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: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1893)
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)Shel St. Marks LLC
Head officerJONATHAN BAKHASH
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,560,800 $1,152,360
2026$2,711,000 $1,219,950
2027$3,127,000 $1,407,150

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway7 Av — B Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Saint Marks Av — B69 · 250 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

204 St Marks 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,425,000 on 2018-04-20 (lender: Signature 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
2020-02-11AL&R $4,450,000 — from MOOKIE YORK LLC; SHEL ST. MARKS LLC; 3D'S PROSPECT LLC; PROSPECT ZELSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,450,000
2020-02-11M&CON $4,450,000 — from MOOKIE YORK LLC; 3D'S PROSPECT LLC; PROSPECT ZELSON LLC; SHEL ST. MARKS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,450,000
2018-04-20Deed $5,275,000 — from SHERWIN, PETER F. to PROSPECT ZELSON LLC; MOOKIE YORK LLC; SHEL ST. MARKS LLC; 3D'S PROSPECT LLC $5,275,000
2018-04-20Mortgage $3,425,000 — from MOOKIE YORK LLC; SHEL ST. MARKS LLC; 3D'S PROSPECT LLC; PROSPECT ZELSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,425,000
2018-04-20AL&R $3,425,000 — from MOOKIE YORK LLC; PROSPECT ZELSON LLC; SHEL ST. MARKS LLC; 3D'S PROSPECT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,425,000
2018-04-04Sold for $5,275,000 $5,275,000 $659,375
1999-04-02Mortgage $275,000 — from SHERWIN, PETER F to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $275,000
1989-11-06Mortgage $30,000 — from ALISA ENTERPRISES INC to MELVYN FELDMAN DDS PC EP $30,000
1986-10-16Mortgage $250,000 — from ALISA ENTERPRISES INC to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK $250,000
1985-03-18Mortgage $50,000 — from ALISA ENTERPRISES INC to KUMP, BERTA; KUMP, FRANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
20183184328
20190200121
202002215
20210130114
20220130215
202307018
2024092112
202506028
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 123Ownership & money 32Health & systems 17

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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