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398 Manhattan Avenue

196Records
14City systems
10Open violations
164Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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196 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC
BBL3027390009
BIN3068184

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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 164. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Graffiti (3) · Water System (3) · Dumpster Complaint (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$602,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC
Head officerJASI NAVARRO
Managing agentBROOKLINE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2023-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,245,600 $560,520
2026$1,328,000 $597,600
2027$1,566,000 $704,700

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bonnie'sChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayGraham Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Richardson St — B43 · 450 ft
Citi BikeGraham Ave & Withers St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea 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

398 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 BROOKLINE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 102 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C4 · D10 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1271 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
704 Decatur Street BK6 D
291 20 Street BK6 B
158 Russell Street BK6 B
84 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 B
333 18 Street BK6 A
177 North 8 Street BK6 B
836 Hart Street BK6 C
405 Himrod Street BK6 B
1652 Norman Street QN5 D
60-47 68 Avenue QN5 F
62 Skillman Avenue BK5 D
576 6 Avenue BK5 C
899 Pacific Street BK4 D
398 Manhattan Avenue BK4 D
553 Wilson Avenue BK4 D
620 Myrtle Avenue BK4 D
321 Stockholm Street BK3 F
397 Stanhope Street BK3 D
482 Halsey Street BK2 C
25 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
62-86 60 Place QN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2024-04-03 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-02M&CON $2,500,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,500,000
2026-04-02AL&R $2,500,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,500,000
2026-04-02Mortgage $538,051 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $538,051
2024-04-03Agreement $2,000,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,000,000
2024-04-03AL&R $2,000,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,000,000
2024-04-03Mortgage $200,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $200,000
2021-01-22Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2021-01-22AL&R $1,800,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,800,000
2021-01-22Mortgage $100,000 — from 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $100,000
2021-01-19Deed $2,075,000 — from GELFAND, FRED to 398 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC $2,075,000
2021-01-08Sold for $2,075,000 $2,075,000 $518,750
1995-11-02Mortgage $120,000 — from GELFAND, FRED to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA INC $120,000
1989-04-05Mortgage $175,000 — from VIOLA, VINCENT to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018027009
2019213006
2020103004
2021166125039
202227200029
202361140021
20240096116
202500200121
202600124117
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 31Health & systems 12

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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