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1253 St Marks Avenue

72Records
5City systems
1Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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72 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 311 service requests, 5 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)1253 ST MARKS AVENUE LLC
BBL3013560079
BIN3035938

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-10-01.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PHH Mortgage Corporation
Head officerColleen McEntee
Managing agentGuardian Asset Management
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$880,000 $52,800
2026$1,114,000 $66,840
2027$970,000 $58,200

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Av / Rochester Av — B15 B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSt Marks Ave & Rochester Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods. 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

1253 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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GUARDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT — 301 buildings, 570 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B98 · C60 · D38 · F22. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5 Watchogue Road SI12 A
186 Greenpoint Avenue BK10 B
16-33A Hancock Street QN8 A
393 Clermont Avenue BK4 C
36 East 95 Street BK4 F
35 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 C
92 Ryerson Street BK4 F
63-11 110 Street QN4 D
501 East 94 Street BK4 F
302 Albemarle Road BK4 F
145 Skillman Street BK4 C
655 Wyona Street BK4 C
1888 Mulford Avenue BX4 C
2033 St Paul Avenue BX4 B
331 South 5th Street BK4 C
479 East 94 Street BK4 D
145-28 Rockaway Boulevard QN4 D
1021 Belmont Avenue BK4 F
1264 East 84 Street BK3 A
1417 Needham Avenue BX3 D
1135 Forest Avenue BX3 A
458 East 187 Street BX3 F
1839 Andrews Avenue South BX3 C
1612 Norman Street QN3 C
1257A 59 Street BK3 C
1253 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
1700 East New York Avenue BK3 D
3112 Snyder Avenue BK3 A
1788 St Johns Place BK3 D
1632 Sedgwick Avenue BX3 B
1735 Mansion Street BX3 C
705 DeKalb Avenue BK3 D
153 Washington Avenue BK3 D
309 Milford Street BK3 A
94-18 24 Avenue QN3 D
463 Elton Street BK3 B
206 East 31 Street BK3 B
393 Essex Street BK3 D
821 Union Avenue BX3 D
2373 Walton Avenue BX3 F
343 Ashford Street BK3 A
854 Belmont Avenue BK3 B
805 East 170 Street BX3 F
128 Highland Place BK3 D
4011 Harper Avenue BX3 C
4034 Monticello Avenue BX3 B
1644 East 96 Street BK3 F
2059 Pitman Avenue BX3 C
883 44 Street BK3 D
1050 Grant Avenue BX3 D
95-30 114 Street QN3 B
722 Cleveland Street BK3 A
43 Harper Court BX2 B
417 Winthrop Street BK2 A
120-40 201 Street QN2 C
240-01 137 Avenue QN2 B
2569 Pitkin Avenue BK2 A
96 Mersereau Avenue SI2 A
804 Elsmere Place BX2 F
2330 Holland Avenue BX2 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2024-10-03 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 85199) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-15AL&R $800,000 — from 1253 ST MARKS AVENUE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 85199 $800,000
2024-10-09Agreement $800,000 — from 1253 ST MARKS AVENUE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 85199 $800,000
2024-10-03Mortgage $600,000 — from 1253 ST MARKS AVENUE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 85199; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $600,000
2023-01-23Mortgage $200,000 — from 1253 ST MARKS AVENUE LLC to DREXEL REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC; LARRY DAVID CAPITAL PARTNERS; ROSINSKY, BARBARA; MARGOLIN, C $200,000
2023-01-23Deed $300,000 — from STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to 1253 ST MARKS AVENUE LLC $300,000
2023-01-10Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $100,000
2006-05-25Mortgage $584,250 — from SOYEMI, ESTHER O to MERS $584,250
2006-05-25DEEDO $615,000 — from HENRY, CHRISTOPHER to SOYEMI, ESTHER O $615,000
2005-06-10Mortgage $467,400 — from HENRY, CHRISTOPHER to MERS $467,400
2005-06-10Deed $492,000 — from JUBILEE HOLDINGS INC. to HENRY, CHRISTOPHER $492,000
2005-05-18Deed $430,000 — from PARNELL, PAMELA to JUBILEE HOLDINGS INC. $430,000
2005-04-19Mortgage $352,500 — from PARNELL, PAMELA to MERS $352,500
2005-04-19Deed $470,000 — from GORDON, ANNEISHA M to PARNELL, PAMELA $470,000
2004-07-26Mortgage $55,300 — from GORDON, ANNEISHA M to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY $55,300
2004-07-26Mortgage $221,200 — from GORDON, ANNEISHA M to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY $221,200

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170022
20180101
20190011
20200000
20210505
2022111012
20230134
20240145
20250112
20260101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 23Ownership & money 47

Every one of the 72 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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