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1296 Myrtle Avenue

236Records
11City systems
2Open violations
25.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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236 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 64 rodent inspections, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built2009
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3032447501
BIN—

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Encampment (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)ETAN, LLC
Head officerJOSEPH COHEN
Managing agentETAN, LLC
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,047,500 $471,375
2026$382,000 $171,900
2027$457,500 $205,875

The city's market estimate has fallen 56% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / De Kalb Av — B54 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCedar St & Myrtle Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko
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

1296 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

15 311 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 ETAN, LLC — 4 buildings, 37 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
171 Bay 17 Street BK18 D
1288 Myrtle Avenue BK8 B
1296 Myrtle Avenue BK7 B
34-34 32 Street QN4 F

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
35
2021
2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017013215
20180527
20190101929
202008816
2021028735
2022113317
202308816
202406410
202509312
20260213
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 152Ownership & money 4Health & systems 64

Every one of the 236 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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