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1085 Manhattan Avenue

145Records
12City systems
5Open violations
19.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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145 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN AVE ASSOCS
BBL3024950042
BIN3063820

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 19.8. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (2) · Air Quality (1) · Non (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)1085 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.
Head officerMORDECHAI G PILLER
Managing agentSTAR REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,241,000 $1,008,450
2026$1,983,000 $892,350
2027$2,082,000 $936,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Eagle St — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikeEagle St & Manhattan Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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

1085 Manhattan 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 STAR REALTY CORP — 36 buildings, 806 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C9 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
969 Gates Avenue BK116 C
1000 President Street BK57 C
215 Monroe Street BK43 B
1583 Prospect Place BK40 C
1238 St Marks Avenue BK36 B
1451 Prospect Place BK34 B
1030 President Street BK28 A
1036 President Street BK26 B
1092 Manhattan Avenue BK26 A
325 East 21 Street BK20 C
1614 Bedford Avenue BK20 B
702 East New York Avenue BK20 C
1184 President Street BK19 A
1621 Union Street BK17 B
264 Linden Boulevard BK16 A
1004 Eastern Parkway BK16 B
268 Linden Boulevard BK16 A
1009 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
1005 Eastern Parkway BK16 D
992 Eastern Parkway BK16 B
1589 Bedford Avenue BK16 D
1073 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
274 Linden Boulevard BK16 D
1593 Bedford Avenue BK16 C
1010 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
1585 Bedford Avenue BK16 D
700 East New York Avenue BK16 C
1615 Union Street BK16 B
2314 West 12 Street BK12 B
1085 Manhattan Avenue BK12 A
2302 West 12 Street BK12 C
2315 West 13 Street BK9 A
2328 West 11 Street BK9 A
1066 President Street BK9 B
2322 West 11 Street BK9 C
1596 Bedford Avenue BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,007,117 on 2021-01-25 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-25Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1085 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,500,000
2021-01-25Mortgage $1,007,118 — from 1085 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,007,118
2016-08-12Mortgage $659,125 — from 1085 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $659,125
2016-08-12Agreement $1,500,000 — from 1085 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2016-08-12AL&R $1,500,000 — from 1085 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2016-07-20RPTT&RET $829,421 — from THE ESTATE OF DAVID MARCUS; MARCUS, JEFFREY to BSP SPECIAL HOLDINGS LLC $829,421
2015-09-18Agreement $840,875 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $840,875
2012-03-13Agreement $898,246 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $898,246
2009-04-14Agreement $898,246 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $898,246
2007-03-13AL&R $900,000 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $900,000
2007-03-13Mortgage $900,000 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801023
201901023
202003025
2021054211
20220300030
202324006
20243140118
202523016
20260150015
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 29Health & systems 10

Every one of the 145 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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