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720 Liberty Avenue

233Records
15City systems
0Open violations
9.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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233 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built2021
Floors—
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LIBERTY FOR COLUMBUS LLC
BBL3039870010
BIN3088675, 3380494

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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 62% 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 9.2. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (17) · Illegal Parking (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · SAFETY (1) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2021)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)Liberty For Columbus LLC
Head officerMICHAEl KROMAr
Managing agentMHR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,758,000 $791,100
2026$1,672,000 $752,400
2027$1,806,000 $812,700

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Cleveland St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Elton St — Q24 · 700 ft
Citi BikeCleveland St & Liberty Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden
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

720 Liberty 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

28 311 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 MHR MANAGEMENT — 30 buildings, 478 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C14 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1470 St Johns Place BK45 C
999 Liberty Avenue BK41 B
2331 Andrews Avenue North BX41 C
2120 Crotona Avenue BX35 F
Pacific Street BK32 A
1480 St Johns Place BK32 F
1473 Fulton Avenue BX20 C
253 Mother Gaston Blvd BK19 B
Atlantic Ave BK16 B
400 St Marks Avenue BK16 D
2354 Atlantic Avenue BK16 C
3038 Holland Avenue BX13 C
388 St Marks Avenue BK12 D
396 St Marks Avenue BK12 A
2150 Crotona Parkway BX11 D
671 Liberty Avenue BK10 B
720 Liberty Avenue BK10 A
620 Manida Street BX9 C
609 Grand Avenue BK9 C
550 St Johns Place BK8 C
412 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
554 St Johns Place BK8 F
410 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
406 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
459 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
618 Grand Avenue BK8 C
416 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
414 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
603 Grand Avenue BK5 D
613 Grand Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $629,000 on 2008-03-21 (lender: Macquarie USA, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-08Deed $412,500 — from LALMAN, NAVIN to LIBERTY FOR COLUMBUS LLC $412,500
2017-11-21Sold for $412,500 $412,500 $41,250
2008-03-21Mortgage $629,000 — from LALMAN, NAVIN to MACQUARIE USA, INC. $629,000
2008-03-21Deed $740,000 — from KHAN , SAFRAZ to LALMAN, NAVIN $740,000
2007-09-05Mortgage $250,000 — from KHAN, SAFRAZ to WACHOVIA BANK $250,000
2007-05-02Deed $350,000 — from U.S. BANK, NA to KHAN, SAFRAZ $350,000
1998-05-27Mortgage $179,551 — from WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA INC $179,551
1983-03-11Mortgage $4,198 — from CORTES, ISRAEL to BANCO DE PONCE $4,198

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700055
2018802414
201930609
202090009
202117163036
2022118010
20235242150
20240013013
20250012012
202600707
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 123Ownership & money 36Health & systems 1

Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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