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1203 Myrtle Avenue

214Records
15City systems
2Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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214 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 HPD complaints, 35 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3031830084
BIN3072462

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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 89% 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 0.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-14.

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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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Air Quality (1) · Street Sign (1) · Encampment (1) · Abandoned Bike (1).

Filed construction activity

$91,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)B & R Housing LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MGMT
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,118,000 $503,100
2026$1,298,000 $584,100
2027$1,558,000 $701,100

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Charles Pl — B54 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Myrtle Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

1203 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

9 311 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 DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,060,172 on 2025-06-26 (lender: NYC Dept Housing Preservation And Development), covering 24 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-26Deed $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $10,670,376
2025-06-26ASPM $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,670,376
2025-06-26Mortgage $6,982,788 — from B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $6,982,788
2025-06-26AL&R $6,982,788 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $6,982,788
2025-06-26Mortgage $2,060,172 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $2,060,173
2025-06-26AL&R $2,060,172 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $2,060,173
2025-06-13Sold for $10,670,376 $10,670,376 $1,778,396
2004-02-12Mortgage $10,670,370 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,670,370
2004-02-12Deed $10,670,370 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,670,370
2000-10-12Mortgage $17,956,979 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $17,956,979
2000-10-12Mortgage $511,774 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $511,774
2000-10-12Mortgage $1,066,019 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $1,066,019
2000-10-12Mortgage $7,560,270 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $7,560,270
2000-10-12Mortgage $8,818,916 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $8,818,916

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703025
201805139
201904037
202004026
202116029
202212036
202314038
202401146
20250511420
202606039
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 39Health & systems 35

Every one of the 214 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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