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837 Manhattan Avenue

184Records
12City systems
0Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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184 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1868
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC
BBL3025730013
BIN3065102

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

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

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Non (4) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Animal (4) · Snow or Ice (3).

Filed construction activity

$461,389 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1868)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,026,800 $912,060
2026$1,621,000 $729,450
2027$1,945,000 $875,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Flower CatCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 4 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Calyer St — B43 B62 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLorimer St & Calyer St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

837 Manhattan 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

34 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $470,345 on 2021-10-21 (lender: Readycap Commercial LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-21Agreement $2,000,000 — from 837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC $2,000,000
2021-10-21Mortgage $470,346 — from 837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC $470,346
2021-10-21AL&R $2,000,000 — from 837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC $2,000,000
2019-05-01AL&R $1,585,000 — from 837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,585,000
2019-05-01Deed $3,062,500 — from KAY SISTERS LLC to 837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC $3,062,500
2019-05-01Mortgage $1,585,000 — from 837 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,585,000
2019-04-24Sold for $3,062,500 $3,062,500 $1,531,250
2007-09-14Deed $571,008 — from PALOP, ELLEN; SMALLEY, JANET N to WENGLIN, JANE; AS TRUSTEES OF THE SHELDON WENGLIN REVOC; WENGLIN, NORMAN $571,008

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018013015
20195054721
2020014005
2021002507
202220120014
20230372113
2024007029
2025000022
202625222233
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 91Ownership & money 33Health & systems 15

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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