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948 Myrtle Avenue

2,238Records
16City systems
1Open violations
8.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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2,238 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,619 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 154 311 service requests, 110 DOF property sales.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2018
Floors7
Res. units101
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)CORNELL MYRTLE LLC
BBL3017567501
BIN3425801

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.1. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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.

$26,775 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (31) · Dirty Condition (15) · Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (10) · General Construction/Plumbing (7) · Water System (5).

Filed construction activity

$160,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (101)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)948 MRTLE AVENUE CONDOMINUM
Head officerYITZCHAK SCHWARTZ
Managing agentSEM NY CORP
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$337,869 $152,041
2026$18,797 $8,459
2027$274,683 $123,607

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $5,978,658 a year ($32.73 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,793,780 ($9.82 per sq ft), net operating income $4,184,878. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Flushing Av — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Throop Av — B54 · 200 ft
Citi BikeThroop Ave & Myrtle Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson. 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

948 Myrtle Avenue

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

112 311 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 SEM NY CORP — 37 buildings, 790 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
948 Myrtle Avenue BK101 B
580 Wythe Avenue BK68 A
525 Kent Avenue BK66 A
859 Myrtle Avenue BK62 A
570 Wythe Avenue BK48 A
567 Marcy Avenue BK40 A
7 Whipple Street BK25 A
58 Gerry Street BK23 A
34 South 9 Street BK21 A
43 South 10 Street BK21 A
159 Classon Avenue BK20 A
40 South 9 Street BK20 A
23 Heyward Street BK19 B
801 Bedford Avenue BK18 A
814 Bedford Avenue BK17 A
210 Middleton Street BK16 A
24 Middleton Street BK16 A
177 Taylor Street BK14 A
8 Lynch Street BK14 A
115 Wallabout Street BK14 A
24 Lynch Street BK14 A
1 Middleton Street BK14 A
730 Bedford Avenue BK13 A
116 Skillman Street BK12 A
15 Lynch Street BK12 A
5 Lorimer Street BK12 A
242 Wallabout Street BK10 A
504 Park Avenue BK9 A
54 Skillman Street BK9 A
892 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
113 South 8 Street BK8 A
460 Bedford Avenue BK6 A
639 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
821 Bedford Avenue BK5 A
890 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
254 Skillman Street BK3 D
265 Skillman Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-28Mortgage $500,000 — from SPIRA, YENTY; SPIRA, NAFTALI to MERS $500,000
2026-04-20CORRM $162,944 — from GULEZ, GURHAN to MERS $162,944
2025-12-11Mortgage $299,000 — from LANDAU, SHAINDY; LANDAU, JOSEPH to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $299,000
2025-11-25Mortgage $500,000 — from LANDAU, RACHEL to MERS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC $500,000
2025-11-13Agreement $1,596,000 — from ILIOVITS THROOP LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CHAMPIONS FUNDING LLC $1,596,000
2025-11-13Mortgage $662,643 — from ILIOVITS THROOP LLC to CHAMPIONS FUNDING LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $662,643
2025-05-29Deed $995,000 — from KAUFMAN, YOEL to HOLLENDER, BERL $995,000
2025-05-29Agreement $806,500 — from HOLLENDER, BERL to MERS $806,500
2025-05-14Mortgage $489,500 — from SCHWARTZ, ISRAEL to MERS $489,500
2025-04-30Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $9,851
2025-03-20Deed $206,498 — from CORNELL MYRTLE LLC to PALMER, CARY $206,498
2025-03-20Mortgage $197,536 — from PALMER, CARY to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $197,536
2025-03-11Sold for $206,498 $206,498 $2,045
2024-12-30Mortgage $1,042,100 — from MOSKOWITZ, MECHEL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC $1,042,100
2024-12-19CORRM $6,927 — from GANT, KENTERA to CROSS COUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC $6,927

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
1,307
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174400715
201817300626
20192419001255
2020124300257
202181403155342
202272231,27141,307
20230237774120
2024133333575
2025224625277
2026322638298
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The full timeline

Construction 133Enforcement 119Housing & tenants 202Ownership & money 1,729Health & systems 55

Every one of the 2,238 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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