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277 Menahan Street

549Records
14City systems
16Open violations
131.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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549 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 311 service requests, 104 rodent inspections, 94 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)MENAHAN PLAZA LLC
BBL3033090031
BIN3075720

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 131.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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 (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)MENAHAN PLAZA LLC
Head officerAVRAHAM GARBO
Managing agentYHT MANGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,102,800 $496,260
2026$973,000 $437,850
2027$1,168,000 $525,600

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (1 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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Menahan St — B54 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMyrtle Ave & Grove St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell
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

277 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 YHT MANGEMENT — 4 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
93 Grattan Street BK6 D
81A Cornelia Street BK6 B
277 Menahan Street BK6 C
76 Hart Street BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $451,864 on 2014-10-20 (lender: Kearny Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-10-20Mortgage $451,865 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to KEARNY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $451,865
2014-10-20AL&R $2,100,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to KEARNY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,100,000
2014-10-20Agreement $2,100,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to KEARNY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,100,000
2013-09-25Mortgage $900,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to NVE BANK $900,000
2013-09-25Agreement $1,675,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to NVE BANK $1,675,000
2013-09-25AL&R $1,675,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to NVE BANK $1,675,000
2013-01-15Mortgage $325,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $325,000
2013-01-15AL&R $325,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $325,000
2013-01-09Mortgage $150,342 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $150,342
2013-01-09Agreement $450,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $450,000
2013-01-09AL&R $450,000 — from MENAHAN PLAZA LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $450,000
2013-01-09Deed $600,000 — from AJC PROPERTIES INC. to MENAHAN PLAZA LLC $600,000
2004-09-10AL&R $345,000 — from AJC PROPERTIES INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $345,000
2004-09-10Mortgage $345,000 — from AJC PROPERTIES INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $345,000
2003-01-24DEEDO $222,000 — from DEPUTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF KINGS COU to AJC PROPERTIES, INC. $222,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017113201962
2018151111845
201901602440
20200100414
20211500455
20222421348
20230220527
20241180726
20250210223
20260170118
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 355Ownership & money 41Health & systems 104

Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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