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738 Nostrand Avenue

405Records
13City systems
23Open violations
63.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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405 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 42 HPD complaints, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)AREP CMBS LLC
BBL3012400034
BIN3031505, 3031506

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 63.3. 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 violations23 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-30.

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.

$9,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Day Care (10) · Graffiti (5) · Noise (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,632,000 $734,400
2026$1,686,000 $758,700
2027$1,930,000 $868,500

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sabor AztecaSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2017 (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

SubwayNostrand Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Prospect Pl — B44 · 350 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Nostrand Ave · 350 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

738 Nostrand Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

27 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,146,631 on 2024-03-05 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited), covering 6 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
2024-03-05AL&R $14,500,000 — from AREP CMBS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $14,500,000
2024-03-05Agreement $14,500,000 — from AREP CMBS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $14,500,000
2024-03-05Mortgage $1,146,632 — from AREP CMBS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $1,146,632
2018-07-24Agreement $4,000,000 — from AREP I LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $4,000,000
2018-07-24AL&R $4,000,000 — from AREP I LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $4,000,000
2013-10-23Agreement $11,750,000 — from AREP I LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $11,750,000
2013-10-23Mortgage $2,206,000 — from AREP I LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,206,000
2007-09-26Agreement $9,544,000 — from AREP I LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC $9,544,000
2007-07-09Mortgage $5,234,570 — from AREP I LLC to MERS $5,234,570
2007-07-09Deed $3,212,500 — from JEFFCO NORTHERN PROPERTIES INC. to AREP I LLC $3,212,500
1990-07-27Mortgage $360,000 — from JEFFCO NORTHERN PROPERTI; JEFFCO CORP to LAUREL HOLDING COMPANY $360,000
1989-12-15Mortgage $100,000 — from JEFFCO NORTHERN PROPERTI to LAUREL HOLDING COMPANY $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703300134
201806154227
201907130222
20200450110
202105160425
202200280331
20230570416
202432611224
202501100415
202602100315
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 232Ownership & money 37Health & systems 28

Every one of the 405 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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