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36 Linden Street

2,606Records
18City systems
1Open violations
36.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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2,606 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,211 HPD complaints, 807 311 service requests, 310 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units38
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)36 LINDEN REALTY LLC
BBL3033300014
BIN3076222

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36.6. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 40 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 40). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

40
’23–24
28
’24–25
40
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (103) · HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · PLUMBING (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,745,725 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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 (38)
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)36 LINDEN REALTY, LLC
Head officerTERRENCE LOWENBERG
Managing agentSMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,139,000 $962,550
2026$2,408,000 $1,083,600
2027$2,857,000 $1,285,650

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Bushwick Av — B52 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Linden St · 300 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

36 Linden 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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 SMICON REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 31 buildings, 444 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B7 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
36 Linden Street BK38 A
24 Jane Street MN34 A
342 East 55 Street MN26 B
1384 1 Avenue MN25 B
199 West 10 Street MN25 A
27 Avenue C MN24 A
128 2 Avenue MN22 B
371 East 10 Street MN22 A
375 State Street BK20 A
1031 Lorimer Street BK20 A
222 East 12 Street MN18 A
223 Mott Street MN18 B
1382 1 Avenue MN17 B
201 West 14 Street MN16 B
21 West 87 Street MN10 B
37 West 89 Street MN10 A
445 East 9 Street MN10 A
26 West 88 Street MN10 A
28 West 88 Street MN10 A
30 West 88 Street MN10 A
18 West 88 Street MN10 A
239 Elizabeth Street MN10 A
23 Avenue B MN7 A
21 Avenue B MN7 A
441 East 9 Street MN5 C
447 East 9 Street MN5 D
443 East 9 Street MN5 A
799 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
132 East 61 Street MN4 D
187 Court Street BK2 A
317 West 14 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,800,000 on 2015-09-17 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-28Agreement $6,772,881 — from 36 LINDEN REALTY LLC; SM 36 LINDEN LLC to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $6,772,881
2015-09-17Mortgage $5,800,000 — from 36 LINDEN REALTY LLC; SM 36 LINDEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,800,000
2015-09-17AL&R $7,000,000 — from 36 LINDEN REALTY LLC; SM 36 LINDEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,000,000
2015-09-17Agreement $7,000,000 — from 36 LINDEN REALTY LLC; SM 36 LINDEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,000,000
2015-09-17Deed $10,500,000 — from LIND PLAZA LLC to SM 36 LINDEN LLC; 36 LINDEN REALTY LLC $10,500,000
2014-08-21Mortgage $1,200,000 — from LIND PLAZA, LLC to BORO PARK FUNDING CORP. $1,200,000
2012-03-29Agreement $4,060,000 — from LIND PLAZA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $4,060,000
2012-03-29Mortgage $1,820,123 — from LIND PLAZA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,820,123
2010-08-26Mortgage $580,323 — from GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $580,323
2010-08-26Agreement $2,285,000 — from GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,285,000
2010-08-26AL&R $2,285,000 — from GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,285,000
2005-02-14Agreement $1,950,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA to GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC $1,950,000
2005-02-14DEMM $1,950,000 — from GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $1,950,000
2005-02-14Deed $2,600,000 — from LINDEN HOLDING LLC to GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC $2,600,000
2005-02-14Mortgage $1,010,854 — from GODSPEED NEW YORK LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $1,010,854

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201750580164
201811411900134
201902320135
20201109002103
20212718402195
202221820388
202303540158
20240110323109
202500770380
202600721275
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 2,400Ownership & money 44Health & systems 23

Every one of the 2,606 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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