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216 Malcolm X Boulevard

478Records
15City systems
11Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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478 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 302 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)WE 216 MX BLVD LLC
BBL3016510046
BIN3045502

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-27.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Dirty Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$78,760 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (4)
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)WE 216 MX BLVD LLC
Head officerSETH WEISSMAN
Managing agentTRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$516,000 $232,200
2026$619,000 $278,550
2027$743,000 $334,350

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Putnam Av — B46 · 300 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

216 Malcolm X Boulevard

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

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 South 1 Street BK25 A
881 Lexington Avenue BK24 A
2299 Adam C Powell Blvd MN20 B
227 Hancock Street BK16 C
14 Maujer Street BK16 B
552 Lafayette Avenue BK15 A
120 1 Place BK15 A
203 North 7 Street BK10 A
490A Jefferson Avenue BK9 A
232 Lincoln Place BK9 A
83 North Henry Street BK8 A
223 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
247 Nassau Avenue BK8 B
215 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
213 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
211 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
606 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
103 India Street BK7 A
444 Grand Avenue BK7 A
423 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK6 A
1450 Gates Avenue BK6 C
195 7 Avenue BK6 A
179 Meserole Avenue BK6 A
176 Skillman Avenue BK6 B
125 McGuinness Boulevard BK6 A
1444 Gates Avenue BK6 A
133 Lafayette Avenue BK6 D
262 Withers Street BK6 A
77 Irving Avenue BK6 A
524 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
37 Driggs Avenue BK6 C
304 Leonard Street BK6 B
233 Calyer Street BK6 C
59-23 Woodbine Street QN6 B
262 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
606 Humboldt Street BK6 A
264 Linden Street BK6 A
1720 Madison Street QN6 B
193 7 Avenue BK6 A
986 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
128 Guernsey Street BK6 B
1158 Gates Avenue BK6 B
187 Lenox Avenue MN5 D
526 Graham Avenue BK5 A
126 Alexander Avenue BX5 A
204 Freeman Street BK5 A
155 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
186 Nassau Avenue BK4 A
614 Lorimer Street BK4 D
760 Union Street BK4 A
100 Bergen Street BK4 A
319 South 5 Street BK4 A
931 Manhattan Avenue BK4 C
594 St Marks Avenue BK4 A
316 South 4 Street BK4 A
120 Kent Street BK4 A
135 South 1 Street BK4 A
445 Graham Avenue BK4 A
366A Manhattan Avenue BK4 D
426 Bainbridge Street BK4 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $163,010 on 2008-02-06 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-22Agreement $6,079,875 — from WE 616 HALSEY LLC; WESJW 616 HALSEY LLC; WEMAW 616 HALSEY LLC; WE 216 MX BLVD LLC; WEMAW 4 to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,079,875
2024-02-08Agreement $1,222,850 — from WEMAW 216 MX BLVD LLC; WESJW 216 MX BLVD LLC; WE 216 MX BLVD LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,222,850
2024-02-08AL&R $1,222,850 — from WE 216 MX BLVD LLC; WESJW 216 MX BLVD LLC; WEMAW 216 MX BLVD LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,222,850
2018-04-26Agreement $1,385,000 — from WE 216 MX BLVD LLC; WESJW 216 MX BLVD LLC; WEMAW 216 MX BLVD LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,385,000
2018-04-26Mortgage $449,789 — from WE 216 MX BLVD LLC; WEMAW 216 MX BLVD LLC; WESJW 216 MX BLVD LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $449,789
2014-10-02AL&R $1,000,000 — from WEMAW HOLDINGS LLC; WE 216 MX BLVD LLC; WESJW HOLDINGS LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2014-09-03Deed $149,805 — from WE 216 MX BLVD LLC to WEMAW HOLDINGS LLC; WESJW HOLDINGS LLC $149,805
2013-11-04Deed $660,000 — from GBARJUEWAYE, JUAH; GBARJUEWAYE, JAMES to WE 216 MX BLVD LLC $660,000
2008-02-06Mortgage $163,010 — from GBARJUEWAYE, JAMES; GBARJUEWAYE, JUAH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $163,010
2008-02-06AL&R $302,500 — from GBARJUEWAYE, JUAH; GBARJUEWAYE, JAMES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $302,500
2002-04-16Mortgage $187,500 — from GBARJUEWAYE, JUAH; GBARJUEWAYE, JAMES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $187,500
1995-12-08Mortgage $145,800 — from GBARJUEWAYE, JAMES; CEPHAS, DAVID to COMMUNITY HOME MORTGAGE CORP. $145,800
1993-06-21Mortgage $60,000 — from CROMITY, STEVE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720150017
2018737975101
201901610365
202001670068
202100260026
202200720173
2023009009
20240173112
2025003014
2026401016
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 377Ownership & money 37Health & systems 21

Every one of the 478 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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