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45 Martense Street

827Records
20City systems
0Open violations
11.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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827 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 264 311 service requests, 194 HPD complaints, 120 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1937
Floors6
Res. units66
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)45 MARTENSE STREET OWNERS CORP
BBL3050860066
BIN3116720

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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 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.5. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

$3,120 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Lead (3) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).

Filed construction activity

$267,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1937)
YesSix or more residential units (66)
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)45 MARTENSE STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officerMARIA VALENTE
Managing agentMAXX PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,320,000 $1,944,000
2026$4,890,000 $2,200,500
2027$4,544,000 $2,044,800

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,115,371 a year ($14.81 per sq ft), operating expenses $621,324 ($8.25 per sq ft), net operating income $494,047. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

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

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Linden Blvd — B49 · 400 ft
Citi BikeCaton Ave & Bedford Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

45 Martense 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

30 311 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 MAXX PROPERTIES — 15 buildings, 909 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2601 Glenwood Road BK90 A
10-36 Neilson Street QN87 B
3201 Grand Concourse BX78 A
32 Clarkson Avenue BK78 A
2685 Creston Avenue BX73 A
2244 Bronx Park East BX68 A
45 Martense Street BK66 A
385 Argyle Road BK60 A
4350 Katonah Avenue BX57 B
340 E Mosholu Parkway S BX56 B
55 East 190 Street BX54 A
1855 82 Street BK49 A
278 East 239 Street BX45 B
1855 Grand Concourse BX44 A
1641 2 Avenue MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2010-03-11 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-05RPTT&RET $545,000 — from PESQUEIRA, LAUREN to WASILEWSKI, JESSICA $545,000
2026-04-21Sold for $545,000 $545,000 $8,258
2025-10-09RPTT&RET $312,500 — from BHUSHAN, NEALRAJ S; GRUSHKA-BHUSHAN, LEORA to REARICK, ASHLEY $312,500
2025-09-23Sold for $312,500 $312,500 $4,735
2024-06-14RPTT&RET $495,000 — from EQUITY LLC to FEIN, GREGORY; SCHINKE, JO LLOYD $495,000
2024-06-10Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $7,500
2024-05-23RPTT&RET $495,000 — from EQUITY LLC to GOODSON, HEIDI; MONTESANO, MATTHEW $495,000
2024-05-17Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $7,500
2022-10-17RPTT&RET $495,000 — from GRIGSBY, MARCEY L to POWER, AMELIA $495,000
2022-10-13Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $7,500
2022-09-14Agreement $1,900,000 — from 45 MARTENSE STREET OWNERS CORP., to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,900,000
2022-09-14Mortgage $100,000 — from 45 MARTENSE STREET OWNERS CORP., to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $100,000
2022-07-14RPTT&RET $590,000 — from ROSTAGNO PAPINI, ILARIA A to THANAWALA, VISHAAL; SOUROUTZIDIS, ARIADNE $590,000
2022-06-29Sold for $590,000 $590,000 $8,939
2021-10-22RPTT&RET $520,000 — from PEREZ-BARREIRO, GABRIEL; SAGARMINAGA, ICIAR to CARTER, CHRISTOPHER $520,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2019
2020
2021
2022
56
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170294015
20180599326
201903119124
202000182121
2021011412128
202202176126
202349400356
202454224136
202525202231
20262092114
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 558Ownership & money 146Health & systems 17

Every one of the 827 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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