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636 Brooklyn Avenue

894Records
18City systems
33Open violations
11.7Penalty rate

894 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 250 311 service requests, 207 HPD complaints, 186 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1959
Floors16
Res. units160
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)MUTUAL APARTMENTS
BBL3048150037
BIN3107316

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations33 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2009-06-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$41,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (7) · Noise (4) · Lead (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

Filed construction activity

$540,475 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (160)
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)MUTUAL APARTMENTS
Head officerADEWALE OMOLOJU
Managing agentPRESTIGE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-04-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,039,000 $5,417,550
2026$12,499,000 $5,624,550
2027$13,487,000 $6,069,150

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,986,118 a year ($26.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,272,346 ($14.93 per sq ft), net operating income $1,713,772. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (2 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

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New York Av / Fenimore St — B44 · 550 ft
Citi BikeRutland Rd & Brooklyn Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
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.

Report a problem to 311

636 Brooklyn 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

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 2,706 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
211 East 106 Street MN1267 A
2086 2 Avenue MN936 B
636 Brooklyn Avenue BK160 B
37 North Elliott Place BK158 B
203 West 146 Street MN65 B
262 West 154 Street MN27 B
15 West 137 Street MN18 B
17 West 137 Street MN18 C
21 West 137 Street MN18 C
174 West 136 Street MN16 C
2787 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN13 C
141 West 117 Street MN10 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,000,000 on 2025-04-01 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-09Agreement $6,000,000 — from MUTUAL APARTMENTS, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2025-04-02AL&R $6,000,000 — from MUTUAL APARTMENTS, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2025-04-01Mortgage $6,000,000 — from MUTUAL APARTMENT, INC. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2013-11-04Mortgage $5,200,000 — from MUTUAL APARTMENTS, INC. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702330237
20180170311
20190070512
202002160220
202128290342
202222400347
202331470253
202431460353
202575435363
20261210390364
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 661Ownership & money 9Health & systems 34

Every one of the 894 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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