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978 Myrtle Avenue

166Records
12City systems
15Open violations
195.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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166 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2005
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3017570020
BIN3390082

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 195.7. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-06.

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (2005)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)978 Myrtle Ave Holdings LLC
Head officerMoses Rabinovits
Managing agentResidents Living
Last registered2024-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,410,000 $84,600
2026$1,618,000 $97,080
2027$2,080,000 $124,800

The city's market estimate has risen 48% 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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Throop Av — B54 · 200 ft
Citi BikeThroop Ave & Myrtle Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brighter Choice Community 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

978 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

15 311 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 RESIDENTS LIVING — 41 buildings, 251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B13 · C7 · D15 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1701 Clay Avenue BX17 C
3885 Orloff Avenue BX17 B
3336 Hull Avenue BX14 B
1574 Pitkin Avenue BK12 B
998 Findlay Avenue BX10 B
2110 Honeywell Avenue BX10 C
1184 Dean Street BK10 B
685 East 223 Street BX10 C
3560 Carlisle Place BX9 A
612 Union Avenue BX9 B
1328 Croes Avenue BX8 B
3553 Carlisle Place BX8 C
1050 Manor Avenue BX7 B
1699 Clay Avenue BX7 B
235A Lexington Avenue BK6 B
828 East 227 Street BX6 B
1641 Melville Street BX6 B
2 Malcolm X Boulevard BK5 A
724 East 214 Street BX5 F
919 East 229 Street BX5 C
1139 Vyse Avenue BX5 D
255 Hull Street BK5 B
1406 Bronx River Avenue BX5 D
709 East 214 Street BX5 D
725 East 214 Street BX4 D
729 East 219 Street BX4 D
650 East 229 Street BX4 D
3258 Cambridge Avenue BX3 F
787 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
707 East 214 Street BX3 F
46A Pulaski Street BK3 D
1143 Forest Avenue BX3 D
1974 Morris Avenue BX3 D
70 Beaver Street BK3 A
3254 Cambridge Avenue BX3 D
270 Throop Avenue BK3 C
770 Beck Street BX3 D
978 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
549 Kosciuszko Street BK2 D
551 Kosciuszko Street BK2 D
2436 Wallace Avenue BX1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $211,750 on 2026-07-20 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 115555) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-20Mortgage $211,750 — from 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC to MERS AS NOMINEE; LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 115555 $211,750
2026-07-20Agreement $1,999,995 — from 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 115555; MERS AS NOMINEE $1,999,995
2026-07-20AL&R $1,999,995 — from 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC to MERS AS NOMINEE; LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 115555 $1,999,995
2024-08-21Agreement $1,820,000 — from 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC to MERS $1,820,000
2024-08-21Mortgage $70,000 — from 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC to MERS $70,000
2024-08-06Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC to MERS $1,750,000
2024-08-06Deed $1,850,000 — from DIAWOYE, SAKHO to 978 MYRTLE AVE HOLDINGS LLC $1,850,000
2024-07-31Sold for $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $616,667
2019-06-18Mortgage $680,000 — from DIAWOYE, SAKHO to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $680,000
2017-08-24Agreement $626,000 — from SAKHO, DIAWOYE to MERS $626,000
2017-08-24Mortgage $118,737 — from SAKHO, DIAWOYE to MERS $118,737
2005-07-08Mortgage $101,850 — from DIAWOYE, SAKHO to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $101,850
2005-07-08Mortgage $543,200 — from DIAWOYE, SAKHO to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $543,200
2005-07-08Deed $679,000 — from G & I DEVELOPMENT CORP to DIAWOYE, SAKHO $679,000
2004-09-14Mortgage $159,550 — from G AND I DEVELOPMENT CORP. to NORTHERN FUNDING, LLC $159,550

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172529
20182035
201992213
20205016
20216017
20226129
20236039
2024187429
2025120214
20261539
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 91Ownership & money 32Health & systems 28

Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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