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715 St Marks Avenue

4,243Records
20City systems
161Open violations
299.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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4,243 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,443 HPD complaints, 1,438 311 service requests, 912 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units83
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)M&M CROWN REALTY 715 LLC
BBL3012200019
BIN3030716, 3379016

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 299.6. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations161 total — 43 class C (immediately hazardous), 78 class B, 40 class A. Oldest open since 2011-05-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

732 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 335 · winter 2025–26: 285 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
335
’24–25
285
’25–26
6
’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

677 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (359) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (105) · Rodent (42) · GENERAL (41) · PAINT/PLASTER (29) · Noise (26).

Filed construction activity

$97,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (83)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC
Head officerMICHAEL NIAMONITAKIS
Managing agentMERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,602,000 $1,170,900
2026$2,701,000 $1,215,450
2027$2,726,000 $1,226,700

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Bergen St — B44 · 300 ft
Citi BikeNew York Ave & St Marks Ave · 500 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

715 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

677 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 359 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 MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2835 Ocean Avenue BK200 B
160 Parkside Avenue BK158 C
621 Lefferts Avenue BK122 D
441 Caton Avenue BK84 B
101 Lincoln Road BK83 C
715 St Marks Avenue BK83 C
115 Lincoln Road BK82 B
1901 84 Street BK79 B
245 Hawthorne Street BK78 D
222 East 17 Street BK76 C
36 Crooke Avenue BK71 A
145 Lincoln Road BK71 B
675 86 Street BK65 A
114 Albemarle Road BK65 C
1270 East 18 Street BK65 C
1054 Rogers Avenue BK64 C
500 Ocean Avenue BK64 A
537 Ovington Avenue BK62 C
720 St Marks Avenue BK60 B
200 East 17 Street BK60 B
1745 Caton Avenue BK58 B
1281 Union Street BK54 B
291 Sterling Street BK54 A
556 Lefferts Avenue BK54 A
1550 East 13 Street BK54 B
649 Empire Boulevard BK52 C
7920 19 Avenue BK48 A
9937 Shore Road BK48 B
570 Lefferts Avenue BK48 B
160 Fenimore Street BK48 B
866 Coney Island Avenue BK47 C
218 74 Street BK46 A
597 Ocean Parkway BK44 C
8501 3 Avenue BK42 A
682 Ocean Parkway BK41 A
353 Bay Ridge Parkway BK41 A
6902 Ridge Boulevard BK40 F
255 Ocean Avenue BK40 B
354 93 Street BK40 B
392 St Johns Place BK39 D
7100 Ridge Boulevard BK39 C
743 Empire Boulevard BK39 B
288 Maple Street BK36 C
571 Ovington Avenue BK35 A
295 Maple Street BK33 C
5201 Snyder Avenue BK32 B
285 St Johns Place BK32 B
2015 East 7 Street BK31 C
170 Parkside Avenue BK30 B
101 Marine Avenue BK30 B
269 Prospect Place BK29 A
403 St Johns Place BK27 C
1 Parade Place BK27 B
5 St Pauls Place BK25 C
558 11 Street BK24 B
783 Lenox Road BK24 D
152 Parkside Avenue BK24 B
115 Parkside Avenue BK23 B
148 Parkside Avenue BK23 B
121 Parkside Avenue BK23 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,376,527 on 2026-03-09 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), covering 4 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
2026-03-09Agreement $36,750,000 — from M&M CROWN REALTY 715 LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY 649 LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY 114 LLC; M&M CROWN RE to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $36,750,000
2026-03-09Mortgage $2,376,527 — from M&M CROWN REALTY 621 LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY 114 LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY 649 LLC; M&M CROWN RE to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,376,527
2020-04-01AL&R $11,700,000 — from MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,700,000
2020-04-01Agreement $11,700,000 — from MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,700,000
2020-04-01Mortgage $5,160,384 — from MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,160,384
2015-04-29Agreement $24,631,664 — from M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $24,631,664
2015-04-29Mortgage $499,900 — from MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $499,900
2015-04-29Mortgage $7,300,000 — from MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $7,300,000
2015-04-29AL&R $7,300,000 — from MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $7,300,000
2015-04-29Mortgage $6,800,100 — from M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,800,100
2011-05-16Agreement $26,682,519 — from MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $26,682,519
2008-09-12Mortgage $19,571,547 — from MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $19,571,547
2008-09-12Agreement $26,790,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC; M&M CROWN REALTY, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC $26,790,000
2008-08-01Deed $8,850,000 — from 715 ST. MARKS AVENUE, LLC to M&M CROWN REALTY, LLC; MARINE EQUITIES MAPLE LLC; MARINE EQUITIES WASHINGTON LLC $8,850,000
2004-01-15Agreement $1,640,000 — from 715 ST. MARKS AVENUE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,640,000

Ten-year activity

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913
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201763194015218
201817640476
20192611207127
202041419346221
20210683110100
202224175012193
202303200024227
202405422020447
202503890119913
202603537516561
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 135Housing & tenants 3,846Ownership & money 56Health & systems 156

Every one of the 4,243 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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