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74 Arlington Avenue

2,134Records
19City systems
35Open violations
44.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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2,134 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,562 311 service requests, 250 HPD complaints, 232 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units53
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ARLINGTON PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3039330016
BIN3087479

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 44.5. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations35 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1995-08-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

34
’23–24
4
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

626 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (344) · Noise (182) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · Water System (12) · Street Sweeping Complaint (6).

Filed construction activity

$118,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (53)
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)ARLINGTON PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerLARRY MALITZKY
Managing agentSMRC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,191,000 $985,950
2026$3,642,000 $1,638,900
2027$3,769,000 $1,696,050

The city's market estimate has risen 72% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — J Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Van Siclen Av — Q56 · 400 ft
Citi BikeVan Siclen Ave & Arlington Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 290 Juan Morel Campos
Middle: 661, 662. 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

74 Arlington 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

626 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 SMRC MGMT LLC — 27 buildings, 1,495 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B17 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 Schenectady Avenue BK108 D
1809 Albemarle Road BK106 D
913 Park Place BK78 B
602 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
901 80 Street BK77 B
815 East 14 Street BK72 B
159 Eastern Parkway BK72 B
305 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
97 Brooklyn Avenue BK71 B
42-25 Layton Street QN65 C
464 Clinton Avenue BK63 B
436 Eastern Parkway BK60 C
73 St Pauls Place BK59 B
39 Turner Place BK56 C
42-15 Layton Street QN53 C
74 Arlington Avenue BK53 B
3026 Brighton 14 Street BK53 B
244 Rogers Avenue BK47 B
2540 Ocean Avenue BK38 B
267 Lincoln Place BK32 A
446 St Johns Place BK32 B
326 St Johns Place BK32 B
286 Eastern Parkway BK30 C
2818 Foster Avenue BK24 C
1101 Union Street BK24 A
96 Hart Street BK20 B
515 Clinton Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2008-12-05Deed $161,000 — from STAR LLC to 301JS LLC $161,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701860188
201812740178
201902623269
20200014601147
20210231311317
20220427801283
20230227402278
20240119902202
20250025102253
20260020501206
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 2,067Ownership & money 15Health & systems 17

Every one of the 2,134 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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