57 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 311 service requests, 8 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Street Condition (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 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 owner(s) | 136 DEVELOPMENT INC |
| Head officer | SAM WURTZBERGER |
| Managing agent | MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $740,400 | $333,180 |
| 2026 | $888,000 | $399,600 |
| 2027 | $1,066,124 | $479,756 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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.
| Subway | Sterling St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New York Av / East New York Av — B44 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brooklyn Ave & Lefferts Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
542 Brooklyn Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
3 311 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.
Managed by MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 112 buildings, 897 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C15 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 112 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,197 on 2022-11-09 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 10 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-09 | Agreement $3,638,000 — from 136 DEVELOPMENT, INC. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $3,638,000 | |
| 2022-11-09 | Mortgage $113,197 — from 136 DEVELOPMENT, INC. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $113,197 | |
| 2005-08-05 | Mortgage $338,000 — from MAMAN, ITZHAK to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $338,000 | |
| 2005-08-05 | Deed $520,000 — from 32 FRANK REALTY CORP. to MAMAN, ITZHAK | $520,000 | |
| 2003-12-30 | Deed $275,000 — from REP CORP. to IIYAYEV, ALEKSANDER; IIYAYEV, VLADIMIR; IIYAYEV, RAFAEL; VOLKOV, PESACH; TOVSHTEYN, VADIM | $275,000 | |
| 2003-12-17 | Deed $450,000 — from ILYAYEV, RAFAEL; TOVSHTEYN, VADIM; ILYAYEV, VLADIMIR; ILYAYEV, ALEKSANDER; VOLKOV, PESACH to 32 FRANK REALTY CORP. | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 57 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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