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748 Myrtle Avenue

174Records
11City systems
12Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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174 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)KAREN G DEANE
BBL3017530026
BIN3048584

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

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 violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2007-12-23.

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (2) · Building/Use (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$269,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)KAREN G DEANE
Last registered2021-01-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,523,000 $91,380
2026$1,530,000 $91,800
2027$1,707,000 $102,420

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cookie'sAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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-Willoughby Avs — G · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Nostrand Av — B54 · 100 ft
Citi BikeNostrand Ave & Myrtle Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos 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

748 Myrtle Avenue

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

20 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2021-01-07 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-07Mortgage $350,000 — from DEANE, KAREN G to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $350,000
2000-07-10Mortgage $184,300 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANYLLC $184,300
2000-07-10Mortgage $2,105,000 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to NYC HPD $2,105,000
1983-03-22Mortgage $4,650 — from CORDERO, DOMINGO to NEW YORK CITY $4,650

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018001001
2019412108
2020302005
2021402107
20222071111
202300320032
202400130215
202503110115
2026001023
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 25Health & systems 11

Every one of the 174 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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