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136 Metropolitan Avenue

150Records
11City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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150 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 23 DOB job filings, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1952
Floors6
Res. units9
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)136 METROPOLITAN LLC
BBL3023647501
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (14) · Noise (4) · Lead (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Poisoning (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1952)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)136 METROPOLITAN LLC
Head officerMATTHEW VIRAGH
Managing agentMATTHEW S VIRAGH
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,340,000 $1,053,000
2026$2,808,000 $1,263,600
2027$3,370,485 $1,516,718

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 2012 estimate: gross income $332,401 a year ($39.96 per sq ft), operating expenses $183,994 ($22.12 per sq ft), net operating income $148,407. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nitehawk Cinema/ Lo-Res BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / Metropolitan Av — B32 · 350 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Wythe Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

136 Metropolitan 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

24 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-09-02M&CON $11,000,000 — from 136 METROPOLITAN LLC to FLUSHING BANK $11,000,000
2016-09-02M&CON $11,000,000 — from 136 METROPOLITAN LLC to FLUSHING BANK $11,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171304
2018011112
2019113216
2020210012
20212518
2022010111
20231304
202418110
2025015015
20260505
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 16Health & systems 6

Every one of the 150 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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