613 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 284 311 service requests, 91 HPD complaints, 34 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% 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 16.1. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$19,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
147 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (80) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Elevator (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · Indoor Air Quality (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2009) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (72) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ST MARKS BROWNSVILLE LP |
| Head officer | BRENDA ROSEN |
| Managing agent | BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,272,000 | $3,722,400 |
| 2026 | $9,783,000 | $4,402,350 |
| 2027 | $10,187,000 | $4,584,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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.
| Subway | Rockaway Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Saint Marks Av — B7 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bergen St & Saratoga Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
1505 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 |
147 311 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.
Managed by BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,803,600 on 2009-06-24 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing), covering 7 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-24 | Mortgage $1,803,600 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING | $1,803,600 | |
| 2008-12-09 | Mortgage $126,000 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE, L.P. to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $126,000 | |
| 2008-12-09 | SMTG $1,080,000 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE, L.P. to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $1,080,000 | |
| 2008-12-09 | Mortgage $1,803,600 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE, L.P.; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $1,803,600 | |
| 2008-12-09 | SMTG $1,259,993 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV | $1,259,993 | |
| 2008-12-09 | Mortgage $323,500 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE, L.P. to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $323,500 | |
| 2008-12-08 | Mortgage $8,673,600 — from ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE L.P.; ST. MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $8,673,600 | |
| 2008-12-08 | Mortgage $750,000 — from ST.MARKS BROWNSVILLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; ST.MARKS BROWNSVILLE L.P. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 74 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 106 | 0 | 3 | 121 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
Every one of the 613 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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