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657 St Marks Avenue

444Records
16City systems
36Open violations
89.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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444 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints, 89 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MACON MARKS LLC
BBL3012190061
BIN3030682

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 89.1. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations36 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · Missed Collection (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$99,150 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)MACON MARKS LLC
Head officerJACOB NAGER
Managing agentS.R. NAGER MANAGEMENT
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$1,116,000 $502,200
2026$1,003,000 $451,350
2027$1,203,000 $541,350

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Nostrand Av — B65 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Bergen St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
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

657 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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 SR NAGER MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 290 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Brooklyn Avenue BK41 A
417 St Johns Place BK28 B
47 South Elliott Place BK25 C
1406 Pacific Street BK20 A
939 Sterling Place BK16 A
626 Lincoln Place BK16 A
51 Irving Place BK14 B
451 Washington Avenue BK14 A
239 Prospect Place BK12 A
657 St Marks Avenue BK9 B
794 Washington Avenue BK8 A
246 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
457 Clinton Avenue BK8 B
259 4 Avenue BK8 A
248 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
244 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
798 Washington Avenue BK8 A
242 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
1463 Bedford Avenue BK7 A
207 7 Avenue BK6 A
1327 Pacific Street BK6 C
131 Bainbridge Street BK4 A
113 Bainbridge Street BK4 B
381 Macon Street BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,520,000 on 2018-11-13 (lender: New York Community 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
2018-11-13Mortgage $2,520,000 — from MACON MARKS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,520,000
2016-03-02Deed $1,400,000 — from BROWN, SHUROD to MACON MARKS LLC $1,400,000
2016-02-22Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $155,556
2015-09-16Deed $51,000 — from ARNOLD, COLUMBUS M to BROWN, SHUROD $51,000
1986-08-20Mortgage $4,000 — from ARNOLD, COLUMBUS to BANK OF COMMERCE $4,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721130218
20181221410
201910100415
202000250126
202100670269
202202300537
202301612468
202400450449
202500120315
2026002035
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 352Ownership & money 24Health & systems 42

Every one of the 444 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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