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15 Menahan Street

561Records
16City systems
2Open violations
10.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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561 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 197 HPD complaints, 182 311 service requests, 69 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN D CORP
BBL3033040022
BIN3075592

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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 59% 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 10.6. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-02-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Encampment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Smoking or Vaping (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 (7)
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)BUSHWICK PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
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$1,485,000 $668,250
2026$1,782,000 $801,900
2027$2,041,000 $918,450

The city's market estimate has risen 37% 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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Evergreen Av — B52 · 850 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Linden St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

15 Menahan Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 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: $7,561,518 on 2026-09-03 (lender: City Of New York), covering 21 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
2026-09-03Mortgage $7,561,518 — from BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEW YORK $7,561,518
2026-05-29AL&R $11,198,468 — from BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $11,198,468
2026-05-29Agreement $7,561,518 — from BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,561,518
2026-05-29Mortgage $6,295,969 — from BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $6,295,969
2026-05-29Mortgage $1,438,504 — from BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,438,504
2026-05-29Agreement $7,561,518 — from BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BUSHWICK PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED P to BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $7,561,518
2026-05-29Deed $7,561,518 — from BUSHWICK PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED P to BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $7,561,518
2026-05-29Mortgage $3,463,995 — from BUSHWICK CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $3,463,995
2026-05-29Mortgage $258,650 — from BUSHWICK HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $258,650
2026-05-19RPTT&RET $7,561,518 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND SERIES II LIMITED P to BUSHWICK CLUSTER LLC $7,561,518
2000-01-27Mortgage $3,084,667 — from BUSHWICK PROPERTIESMANAGEMENT LIMITED PA to NYC HPD $3,084,667
1997-09-15Mortgage $11,922,148 — from BUSHWICK PROPERTIESINC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $11,922,148
1997-09-15Mortgage $1,588,436 — from BUSHWICK PROPERTIESINC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $1,588,436

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201800134
201902046
2020080210
202104026
20220200323
20231270432
202403137
20250370340
202611118333
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 469Ownership & money 38Health & systems 37

Every one of the 561 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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