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147 Marcus Garvey Blvd

450Records
18City systems
10Open violations
134.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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450 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 HPD complaints, 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 78 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units18
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PULASKI MG LLC
BBL3015940001
BIN3043065

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GRADE C

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 134.4. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
46
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)PULASKI MG LLC
Head officerYOEL HERSHKOWITCH
Managing agentEQUITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,154,000 $519,300
2026$1,135,000 $510,750
2027$1,160,000 $522,000

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Pulaski St — B15 · 200 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens. 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

147 Marcus Garvey Blvd

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK18 C
1014 Park Place BK16 C
204 Mother Gaston Blvd BK13 C
168 Throop Avenue BK9 A
334 Hart Street BK8 C
957 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
1507 New York Avenue BK8 A
1118 Madison Street BK8 C
1509 New York Avenue BK8 A
289 Classon Avenue BK8 A
832 Quincy Street BK7 B
307 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 B
1147 Dean Street BK7 C
18 Dodworth Street BK6 B
1372 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
1354 Hancock Street BK6 C
1272 Decatur Street BK6 A
55 Troutman Street BK6 B
737 Miller Avenue BK6 C
1299 Gates Avenue BK6 B
574 Maple Street BK6 C
286 Troutman Street BK6 B
1 St Francis Place BK6 A
68 Mac Dougal Street BK6 F
437 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
1744 63 Street BK6 A
218 Troutman Street BK6 B
628 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
554 Wilson Avenue BK5 F
137 Division Avenue BK4 A
123 Powell Street BK4 A
1022 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
53 Troutman Street BK3 C
481A Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
1167 Greene Avenue BK3 D
872 DeKalb Avenue BK3 A
93 Bleecker Street BK2 D
874 DeKalb Avenue BK2 D
11 Ditmars Street BK2 D
1044 Halsey Street BK2 D
31 Pulaski Street BK2 B
870A DeKalb Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $837,769 on 2020-12-22 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 3 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
2020-12-22AL&R $4,500,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $4,500,000
2020-12-22Agreement $4,500,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $4,500,000
2020-12-22Mortgage $837,770 — from PULASKI MG LLC; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $837,770
2018-07-16AL&R $1,550,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; PULASKI MC LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,550,000
2018-07-16AL&R $1,550,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; PULASKI MC LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,550,000
2018-07-16M&CON $1,550,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; PULASKI MC LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,550,000
2018-07-16M&CON $1,550,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; PULASKI MC LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK; HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,550,000
2013-07-30Agreement $1,419,060 — from PULASKI SUMNER INC. to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK; MADISON NATIONAL BANK $1,419,060
2008-07-21AL&R $1,520,000 — from PULASKI SUMNER LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $1,520,000
2008-07-21M&CON $1,520,000 — from PULASKI SUMNER LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $1,520,000
2007-01-29Agreement $13,000,000 — from CITY TREE PROPERTIES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, $13,000,000
2006-08-24Agreement $720,000 — from CITY TREE PROPERTIES LLC to CWCAPITAL COBALT I TRUST; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $720,000
2006-08-24Agreement $720,000 — from PULASKI SUMNER LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $720,000
2006-08-24Mortgage $720,000 — from CITY TREE PROPERTIES LLC to CWCAPITAL COBALT TRUST; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $720,000
2006-08-24Deed $900,000 — from CITY TREE PROPERTYIES, LLC to PULASKI SUMNER LLC $900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170060410
20184047318
2019004026
20200055111
2021007018
2022003126
2023005038
2024011301933
202500440448
202600710475
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 80Health & systems 50

Every one of the 450 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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