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135 East 51 Street

131Records
11City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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131 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 HPD complaints, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)135 BRACHA LLC
BBL3046050052
BIN3099692, 3423398

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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 79% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)135 BRACHA LLC
Head officerYURIY RUBINOV
Managing agentSHEFA UBRACHA REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$864,000 $51,840
2026$804,000 $48,240
2027$985,000 $59,100

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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.

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Winthrop St — B46-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 52 St & Winthrop St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

135 East 51 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

2 311 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 SHEFA UBRACHA REALTY LLC — 9 buildings, 45 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2346 Atlantic Avenue BK16 B
999 Clarkson Avenue BK5 B
66-11 Woodhaven Boulevard QN4 C
73 East 51 Street BK4 C
194 East 95 Street BK4 B
135 East 51 Street BK3 A
2348 Atlantic Avenue BK3 A
289 Berriman Street BK3 D
152 East 51 Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $94,000 on 2021-07-02 (lender: Rcn Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-02Mortgage $94,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to RCN CAPITAL, LLC $94,000
2021-07-02Agreement $969,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to RCN CAPITAL LLC $969,000
2021-05-14Mortgage $125,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to OHY LLC $125,000
2021-01-05Mortgage $750,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $750,000
2021-01-05Deed $750,000 — from 135 E 51 ST INC; 135 E 51 ST INC to 135 BRACHA LLC; 135 BRACHA LLC $750,000
2021-01-05AL&R $750,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $750,000
2021-01-05Deed $750,000 — from 135 E 51 ST INC; 135 E 51 ST INC to 135 BRACHA LLC; 135 BRACHA LLC $750,000
2020-12-21Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $250,000
2015-09-02Mortgage $567,766 — from SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER to MERS $567,766
2015-09-02Deed $578,240 — from RICHARD WILLIAMS, DECEASED; AGARD , RICHARDEEN L; GARCIA , JANICE to SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER $578,240

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170101
20181304
20190101
20200112
2021021315
20220314
20230202
20240101
20250202
20260404
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 26Health & systems 2

Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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