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637A Vanderbilt Avenue

129Records
12City systems
0Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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129 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 10 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1872
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC
BBL3011520005
BIN3028480

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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: Outdoor Dining (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1).

Filed construction activity

$259,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1872)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)MBH 637A VANDERBILT 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$3,113,000 $186,780
2026$3,941,000 $236,460
2027$4,131,000 $247,860

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nourish ThaiThaiGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-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 / Prospect Pl — B69 · 50 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 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

637A Vanderbilt Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
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 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: $1,014,506 on 2015-06-29 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-29Deed $2,325,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC $2,325,000
2015-06-29Mortgage $1,014,506 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,014,506
2015-06-29Agreement $1,725,000 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,725,000
2015-06-29AL&R $1,725,000 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,725,000
2013-09-24Agreement $725,000 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $725,000
2013-09-24Mortgage $170,481 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $170,481
2013-09-24AL&R $725,000 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $725,000
2008-08-04AL&R $575,000 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $575,000
2008-08-04Agreement $575,000 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA $575,000
2008-08-04Mortgage $199,338 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA $199,338
2006-11-16Mortgage $151,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC $151,000
2006-11-16AL&R $151,000 — from CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC to ST. PELAGIA, LLC $151,000
2005-09-26Mortgage $400,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $400,000
2002-10-11Mortgage $100,000 — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $100,000
2001-08-14Mortgage $190,000 — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $190,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174050211
2018014016
2019003014
2020004015
2021004015
2022008019
2023002035
20240136414
2025002024
2026004037
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 42Health & systems 19

Every one of the 129 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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