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1436 Atlantic Avenue

497Records
15City systems
2Open violations
21.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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497 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 HPD complaints, 127 311 service requests, 91 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MCB GROUP, LLC
BBL3012020040
BIN3029829

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 21.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-28.

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 (3) · Street Light Condition (3) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$36,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MCB GROUP LLC
Head officerMAYER BRACH
Managing agentMBC GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$750,000 $337,500
2026$679,000 $305,550
2027$813,000 $365,850

The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Brooklyn Av / Atlantic Av — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBrooklyn Ave & Dean St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

1436 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

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 MBC GROUP LLC — 4 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
586 Grand Street BK8 A
218 Schaefer Street BK6 B
1436 Atlantic Avenue BK3 C
91 Wyckoff Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $152,388 on 2020-09-17 (lender: Ridgewood Savings 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
2020-09-17Mortgage $152,388 — from 91 WYCKOFF REALTY, LLC; MCB GROUP LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $152,388
2020-09-17Agreement $1,400,000 — from 91 WYCKOFF REALTY, LLC; MCB GROUP LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,400,000
2020-09-17AL&R $1,400,000 — from MCB GROUP LLC; 91 WYCKOFF REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,400,000
2015-03-10Mortgage $1,131,000 — from MCB GROUP LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC $1,131,000
2015-02-05Agreement $550,000 — from MCB GROUP LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $550,000
2014-10-17Mortgage $50,000 — from MCB GROUP LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $50,000
2013-03-22AL&R $500,000 — from MCB GROUP LLC to BENASON CAPITAL CORP $500,000
2013-03-22Mortgage $500,000 — from MCB GROUP LLC to BENASON CAPITAL CORP $500,000
2013-02-12Deed $407,300 — from WATERFALL VICTORIA MORTGAGE TRUST to MCB GROUP, LLC $407,300
2006-05-04Mortgage $50,000 — from CUMBERBATCH, ORRIN to THOMAS, WILLIAM $50,000
2006-02-23Deed $500,000 — from THOMAS, NANDI A; THOMAS, WILLIAM to CUMBERBATCH, ORRIN $500,000
2006-02-23Mortgage $375,000 — from CUMBERBATCH, ORRIN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $375,000
2006-02-23AL&R $375,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to CUMBERBATCH, ORRIN $375,000
2003-10-21Mortgage $14,136 — from THOMAS, NANDI A to MERS $14,136
2003-10-21Agreement $302,267 — from THOMAS, WILLAM; THOMAS, NANDI A to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP $302,267

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005027
201802371343
201900160319
20200047516
2021005027
20222070413
2023005027
2024004037
2025003036
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 380Ownership & money 39Health & systems 61

Every one of the 497 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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