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968 Myrtle Avenue

235Records
14City systems
5Open violations
208Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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235 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 36 HPD complaints, 28 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2004
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)968 M LLC
BBL3017570115
BIN3388859

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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 208. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-24.

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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (11) · ELECTRIC (6) · Noise (5) · PLUMBING (3) · GENERAL (3) · Water Maintenance (2).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (2004)
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)968 M LLC
Head officerJOEL HALBERSTAM
Managing agentNBM Management LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,167,000 $70,020
2026$1,477,000 $88,620
2027$1,756,000 $105,360

The city's market estimate has risen 50% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeThroop Ave & Myrtle Ave · 300 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

968 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

37 311 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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2075 Wallace Avenue BX190 F
343 Broadway BK10 B
253 South 3 Street BK7 B
35 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
179 Graham Avenue BK6 B
128 Boerum Street BK6 B
276 South 5 Street BK6 C
410 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1285 Madison Street BK6 B
151 Meserole Street BK5 C
735 Rogers Avenue BK4 C
946 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
450 South 5 Street BK4 A
565 Gates Avenue BK4 D
957 Kent Avenue BK4 D
65 South 6 Street BK4 C
584 Broadway BK4 D
940 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
312 South 4 Street BK4 C
296 Cooper Street BK4 D
423 Wythe Avenue BK4 D
166 Wilson Street BK4 C
336 Grand Street BK4 D
364 Grand Street BK4 C
279 South 5 Street BK4 C
109 South 4 Street BK4 C
314 South 4 Street BK4 C
58A Vernon Avenue BK4 D
173 Hart Street BK3 F
261 South 3 Street BK3 D
167 Hart Street BK3 D
180 Hart Street BK3 D
421 Wythe Avenue BK3 C
916 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 F
183 Hart Street BK3 D
138 Manhattan Avenue BK3 C
124 Hart Street BK3 F
968 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
63 Pulaski Street BK3 C
108 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
322 Union Avenue BK2 D
444 Lafayette Avenue BK2 F
113 Clifton Place BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $72,257 on 2022-05-20 (lender: Loan Funder, LLC Series 31959) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-23AL&R $1,264,250 — from 968 M LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 31959 $1,264,250
2022-05-20Mortgage $72,258 — from 968 M LLC to LOAN FUNDER, LLC SERIES 31959; MERS $72,258
2022-05-20Agreement $1,264,250 — from 968 M LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER, LLC SERIES 31959 $1,264,250
2019-10-03Mortgage $32,528 — from 968 M LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $32,528
2019-10-03Agreement $1,237,000 — from 968 M LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,237,000
2018-07-18Mortgage $1,220,000 — from 968 M LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,220,000
2018-07-18Deed $1,525,000 — from SEISE, MERCEDES; SEISE, IRVING to 968 M LLC $1,525,000
2018-07-06Sold for $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $508,333
2013-11-26Agreement $652,258 — from SEISE, IRVING; SEISE, MERCEDES to BANK OF AMERICA NA $652,258
2006-05-15Deed $760,000 — from 964-970 MYRTLE REALTY LLC to SEISE, MERCEDES; SEISE, IRVING $760,000
2006-05-15Mortgage $608,000 — from SEISE, MERCEDES; SEISE, IRVING to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $608,000
2006-05-15Mortgage $152,000 — from SEISE, IRVING; SEISE, MERCEDES to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $152,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
201801104217
2019001247
202000130114
202104180325
202200183324
202300101213
2024005049
2025003025
202637640377
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 161Ownership & money 19Health & systems 28

Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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