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542 St Marks Avenue

424Records
16City systems
10Open violations
21.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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424 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 173 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built2007
Floors8
Res. units36
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)SUPREME CONDOMINIUM
BBL3011560045
BIN3398194

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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 52% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 21.1. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
16
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (2) · Lead (2).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SUPREME CONDOMINIUM II LLC
Head officerBENNY SHLAFF
Managing agentPLAZA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,352,000 $2,408,400
2026$6,593,000 $2,966,850
2027$7,030,000 $3,163,500

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 300 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & St Marks Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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

542 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

42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 PLAZA MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 1,664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
600 DeKalb Avenue BK640 A
2266 Cropsey Avenue BK248 A
19 Rockwell Place BK174 A
2224 Cropsey Avenue BK107 A
195 Berry Street BK84 A
33 4 Street BK82 A
1357 2 Avenue MN52 A
542 St Marks Avenue BK36 A
105 Grand Avenue BK36 B
1231 3 Avenue MN34 A
540 West 189 Street MN30 D
370 Bedford Avenue BK29 C
89 Throop Avenue BK24 A
327 43 Street BK18 C
1711 East 15 Street BK12 F
530 East 5 Street MN10 A
172 Meserole Street BK8 A
170 Meserole Street BK8 A
367 Union Avenue BK7 B
365 Union Avenue BK7 B
42 Meserole Street BK6 A
730 Lorimer Street BK6 C
728 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1007360033 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $985,139 on 2018-05-22 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-22Mortgage $985,139 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $985,139
2018-05-22Agreement $10,426,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $10,426,000
2014-04-30AL&R $10,575,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $10,575,000
2014-04-30Agreement $10,575,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $10,575,000
2014-04-30Mortgage $651,226 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $651,226
2013-09-10RPTT&RET $8,401,080 — from WAXMAN INVESTMENTS, INC. to SUPREME HEIGHTS, LTD. $8,401,080
2013-05-24AL&R $10,000,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $10,000,000
2013-05-24Mortgage $4,662,447 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $4,662,447
2013-05-24Agreement $10,000,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $10,000,000
2007-11-13Mortgage $251,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $251,000
2007-11-13Mortgage $5,949,000 — from SUPREME CONDOMINIUMS III LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,949,000
2005-03-28Deed $1,800,000 — from PARK AVE DEVELOPMENT LLC to SUPREME CONDOMINIUM III LLC $1,800,000
2004-11-29DEEDO $600,000 — from KANDO, JAMES to 540 REALTY, LLC $600,000
2004-08-06Mortgage $250,000 — from PARK AVE. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to 540 REALTY, LLC $250,000
2004-08-06Deed $1,045,000 — from 540 REALTY LLC to PARK AVE. DEVELOPMENT, LLC $1,045,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172120115
20182155224
20191270432
20201220124
20210160117
20221150319
20231140217
20242160220
20251440247
20260100212
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 294Ownership & money 41Health & systems 20

Every one of the 424 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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