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163 Linden Boulevard

334Records
17City systems
21Open violations
136.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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334 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 311 service requests, 51 HPD housing violations, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassCB
Owner (PLUTO)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3050850001
BIN3116663

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 136.5. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-06-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7).

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (17) · Dirty Condition (9) · Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$24,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Head officerBEN SOLEIMANI
Managing agentBK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,002,000 $450,900
2026$1,187,000 $534,150
2027$1,020,000 $459,000

The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Linden Blvd — B49 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeRogers Ave & Lenox Rd · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman
Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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

163 Linden Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 BK7 HOLDINGS LLC. — 6 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
392 East 4 Street BK28 B
168 5 Avenue BK14 C
163 Linden Boulevard BK8 C
22 Covert Street BK8 C
185 4 Avenue BK8 C
936 4 Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,130,000 on 2021-05-21 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 13 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-05Sold for $14,840,000 $14,840,000 $1,855,000
2004-09-24Deed $665,000 — from 755 ROGERS CORP. to 755 ROGERS LLC $665,000
1988-11-02Mortgage $235,000 — from 755 ROGERS CORP to BAY RIDGE FEDL S&L ASSN $235,000
1987-05-04Mortgage $150,000 — from GREGORY, SELVIN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $150,000
1982-04-16Mortgage $58,000 — from GREGORY, SELVIN to CELESTIN, NICOLE; CELESTIN, RULX ERNST $58,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
2018006006
2019007018
2020005016
202100254130
202230270131
202301320134
202400280230
202500110112
202600350136
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 264Ownership & money 28Health & systems 15

Every one of the 334 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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