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256 Malcolm X Boulevard

793Records
18City systems
10Open violations
42Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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793 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 257 HPD complaints, 221 HPD housing violations, 176 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1891
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKLYN DCH LLC
BBL3016610048
BIN3046166

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 42. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-08-09.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Indoor Sewage (2) · Dead Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)BROOKLYN DCH LLC
Head officerDAVID EISEN
Managing agentWoodacre Management
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,323,000 $595,350
2026$1,588,000 $714,600
2027$1,906,000 $857,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Royal RibAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Malcolm X Blvd — B26 · 100 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

256 Malcolm X Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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 WOODACRE MANAGEMENT — 36 buildings, 178 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C4 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149 Clarkson Avenue BK10 A
238 Stockholm Street BK8 B
1689 Gates Avenue QN8 A
2480 Arthur Avenue BX8 B
425 East 154 Street BX8 A
271 Martense Street BK8 B
256 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 B
431 East 154 Street BX7 B
47-26 44 Street QN6 B
26 Irving Avenue BK6 B
224 Schaefer Street BK6 A
383 Prospect Avenue BK6 A
377 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
17-21 Himrod Street QN6 B
1614 Haight Avenue BX6 A
1675 Palmetto Street QN6 B
344 Starr Street BK6 B
17-34 Menahan Street QN5 B
1433 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
630 Central Avenue BK5 B
3001 Fulton Street BK4 C
543 Nostrand Avenue BK4 C
12 West 19 Street MN4 A
603 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 C
3005 Fulton Street BK4 F
366 Willis Avenue BX3 D
117 Wilson Avenue BK3 B
2182 Valentine Avenue BX3 D
57-29 Myrtle Avenue QN2 A
119 5 Avenue BK2 B
212 Franklin Street BK2 A
527 Nostrand Avenue BK2 A
525 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
402 East 154 Street BX2 A
529 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
402 Graham Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,612,500 on 2016-04-26 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-15Agreement $2,550,000 — from BROOKLYN DCH LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $2,550,000
2022-01-13AL&R $2,675,000 — from BROOKLYN DCH LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC ISAOA/ATIMA $2,675,000
2022-01-13Agreement $2,675,000 — from BROOKLYN DCH LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC ISAOA/ATIMA $2,675,000
2016-04-26Mortgage $1,612,500 — from 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,612,500
2016-04-26AL&R $3,000,000 — from 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $3,000,000
2016-04-26Agreement $3,000,000 — from 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $3,000,000
2015-04-24AL&R $1,387,500 — from 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,387,500
2015-04-24Mortgage $762,500 — from 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to COUNTRY BANK $762,500
2015-04-24Deed $1,850,000 — from TRANSITION 256 MX LLC to 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC $1,850,000
2015-04-24Agreement $1,387,500 — from 256 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,387,500
2013-09-03Deed $740,000 — from CHARLES, STEPHEN to TRANSITION 256 MX LLC $740,000
2013-09-03Mortgage $625,000 — from TRANSITION 256 MX LLC to KINYAN MX LLC $625,000
2013-09-03AL&R $625,000 — from TRANSITION 256 MX LLC to KINYAN MX LLC $625,000
2007-01-02M&CON $420,000 — from CHARLES, STEPHEN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $420,000
2005-02-10AL&R $320,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to CHARLES, STEPHEN $320,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171230024
20181121115
2019171110
202003104
202114207
20222119123
202334018
20245180225
20250100212
202610023
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 680Ownership & money 61Health & systems 10

Every one of the 793 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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