1,038 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 340 HPD complaints, 304 HPD housing violations, 240 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 133. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · WATER LEAK (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · GENERAL (6) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 738 ST. MARKS EQUITIES |
| Head officer | LOUIS KOPLOWITZ |
| Managing agent | CITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,671,000 | $1,201,950 |
| 2026 | $2,993,000 | $1,346,850 |
| 2027 | $3,235,000 | $1,455,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New York Av / Prospect Pl — B44 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | New York Ave & St Marks Ave · 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.
738 St Marks Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
54 311 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.
Managed by CITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 291 units. Grades across the portfolio: C8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1280 St Johns Place | BK | 76 | C |
| 1550 Sterling Place | BK | 72 | C |
| 1539 Sterling Place | BK | 42 | C |
| 738 St Marks Avenue | BK | 21 | C |
| 2653 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2661 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2657 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2649 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,981,973 on 2022-04-25 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-25 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 738 ST. MARKS EQUITIES LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2022-04-25 | Mortgage $1,981,974 — from 738 ST. MARKS EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,981,974 | |
| 2012-04-25 | Mortgage $22,932 — from 738 ST. MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $22,932 | |
| 2012-04-25 | Mortgage $1,197,068 — from 738 ST. MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,197,068 | |
| 2012-04-25 | Mortgage $730,799 — from 738 ST. MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $730,799 | |
| 1983-04-18 | Mortgage $1,156,200 — from 738 ST MARKS AVE ASSOC to INTEGRATED FUNDING INC | $1,156,200 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2018 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2024 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
| 2025 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 87 |
| 2026 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 67 |
Every one of the 1,038 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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