292 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 63 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections.
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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 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
$567,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | MBH 1254 BRD LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL BETESH |
| Managing agent | MARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-10-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,270,000 | $571,500 |
| 2026 | $1,524,000 | $685,800 |
| 2027 | $1,829,000 | $823,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2011 (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 | Gates Av — J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Greene Av — B47 Q24 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Van Buren St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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.
1254 Broadway
| 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 |
3 311 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.
Managed by MARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES — 10 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C3 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 739 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 185 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 3 | C |
| 1254 Broadway | BK | 3 | C |
| 478 Halsey Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 637A Vanderbilt Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 2349 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 622 Vanderbilt Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 4716 5 Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 362 Graham Avenue | BK | 1 | B |
| 313 Wyckoff Avenue | BK | 1 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2017-12-26 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-29 | AL&R $1,458,389 — from MBH 1254 BRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,458,389 | |
| 2022-08-29 | Agreement $1,458,389 — from MBH 1254 BRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,458,389 | |
| 2017-12-26 | AL&R $450,000 — from MBH 1254 BRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2017-12-26 | Mortgage $450,000 — from MBH 1254 BRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2016-07-07 | AL&R $1,150,000 — from MBH 1254 BRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,150,000 | |
| 2016-07-07 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from MBH 1254 BRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,150,000 | |
| 2016-07-07 | Deed $1,640,000 — from RSL HOLDINGS LLC to MBH 1254 BRD LLC | $1,640,000 | |
| 2016-06-27 | Sold for $1,640,000 | $1,640,000 | $546,667 |
| 2007-04-13 | Deed $500,000 — from PREFERRED ACQUISITIONS, LLC to M.V.R. PROPERTIES LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Deed $386,000 — from ROMERO, ESQ., REFEREE, MANUEL to PREFERRED ACQUISITIONS, LLC | $386,000 | |
| 2000-02-08 | Mortgage $197,000 — from SANDERS, BETTIE J to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC | $197,000 | |
| 1991-12-11 | Mortgage $128,600 — from SANDERS, PERCY LEE; SANDERS, BETTIE MAE to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO | $128,600 | |
| 1990-05-30 | Mortgage $85,000 — from SANDERS, BETTIE MAE; SANDERS, PERCY LEE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $85,000 | |
| 1989-09-19 | Mortgage $48,000 — from SANDERS, PERCY LEE; SANDERS, BETTIE MAE to STOCKBRIDGE FUNDINGCP | $48,000 | |
| 1986-09-11 | Mortgage $17,000 — from SANDERS, BETTIE MAE; SANDERS, PERCY LEE to BASSE, ANNA | $17,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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