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840 St Marks Avenue

919Records
21City systems
57Open violations
50.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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919 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 266 311 service requests, 205 HPD housing violations, 145 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)840-50 ST MARKS AV HDFC
BBL3012280037
BIN3031037

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 50.9. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations57 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

$9,580 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

109 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (48) · Noise (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,087,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)ST MARKS AVE HDFC
Head officerNITZA LOPEZ
Managing agentMACK EDGE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-05-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,253,000 $2,363,850
2026$5,454,000 $2,454,300
2027$5,782,000 $2,601,900

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,152,925 a year ($17.41 per sq ft), operating expenses $487,394 ($7.36 per sq ft), net operating income $665,531. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayKingston Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Brooklyn Av / Bergen St — B43 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBrooklyn Ave & Prospect Pl · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower
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

840 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

109 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 MACK EDGE MANAGEMENT LLC — 38 buildings, 575 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
840 St Marks Avenue BK54 B
952 St Marks Avenue BK40 A
315 East 12 Street MN36 A
321 East 12 Street MN36 A
221 West 14 Street MN34 A
1046 Amsterdam Avenue MN24 A
212 East 13 Street MN23 A
55 1/2 Downing Street MN20 A
51 Jane Street MN20 A
438 West 49 Street MN20 A
136 West 23 Street MN20 A
324 East 48 Street MN19 A
290 West 11 Street MN18 A
134 Grand Street MN17 A
398 Bleecker Street MN17 A
715 9 Avenue MN15 A
78 Charles Street MN15 A
48 Great Jones Street MN12 A
329 West 21 Street MN11 A
45 West 89 Street MN10 A
521 East 6 Street MN10 A
450 East 117 Street MN9 A
11 West 95 Street MN9 A
17 West 10 Street MN8 A
79 Decatur Street BK8 A
285 Bleecker Street MN8 A
171 Mac Dougal Street MN8 A
27 West 10 Street MN7 A
121 West 92 Street MN7 A
112 Greene Street MN6 A
716 Broadway MN5 D
3 Great Jones Street MN5 A
119 Spring Street MN4 A
431 West Broadway MN4 A
390 West Broadway MN4 A
427 West Broadway MN4 A
417 Lafayette Street MN4 A
76 Franklin Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,702,769 on 2022-01-11 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its De). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $500,000 — from STEWART, LLOYD; STEWART, SHERYL to BROWN, TANIESE $500,000
2026-05-20Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $9,259
2025-12-11RPTT&RET $350,000 — from ANDERSON, ARLENE to ADAMCZAK, EWELINA $350,000
2025-12-01Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $6,481
2024-03-29RPTT&RET $425,000 — from ALAFIA, JOSHUA BEE to RYAN, ALICE BREDA MARY; DUMAN, CIHANGIR $425,000
2024-03-27Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $7,870
2024-03-20RPTT&RET $360,000 — from MANNERS, LOUIS; PIRES, SHIRLEY to WELSH, EVAN $360,000
2024-03-12Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $6,667
2022-03-31RPTT&RET $325,000 — from STITT, BEVERLY to QUEENIE, DOMINIQUE $325,000
2022-03-23Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $6,019
2022-01-11Mortgage $3,702,769 — from 840-50 ST MARKS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $3,702,769
2022-01-11AL&R $3,702,769 — from 840-50 ST MARKS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $3,702,769
2021-02-24RPTT&RET $349,000 — from DICKERSON, PHILLIP to CADWALLENDER, MARY $349,000
2021-01-29Sold for $349,000 $349,000 $6,463
2020-10-23RPTT&RET $570,000 — from O'NEIL, CHARLENE to LOUIE, NICOLE; ZUCKERMAN, MAX $570,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701332238
201835718491
201945130426
202041254135
202132713685
2022921245463
202313192301368
2024426541085
20254678212102
202622412350
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 644Ownership & money 57Health & systems 61

Every one of the 919 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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