1,230 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 542 HPD complaints, 322 HPD housing violations, 251 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 125.7. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · ELECTRIC (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · GENERAL (5).
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 |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MARTENSE 3 LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT MITTEL |
| Managing agent | BRG MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $884,000 | $397,800 |
| 2026 | $933,000 | $419,850 |
| 2027 | $1,120,000 | $504,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2019 (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.
| Subway | Church Av — 2 5 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Linden Blvd — B44 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Linden Blvd & Nostrand Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 181 Brooklyn 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.
245 Martense Street
| 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 |
57 311 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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 86 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $825,000 on 2026-07-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Mortgage $825,000 — from MARTENSE 3 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $825,000 | |
| 2026-07-07 | Deed $1,100,000 — from DCR10S2NY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABI to MARTENSE 3 LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2026-06-30 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $137,500 |
| 2022-09-22 | Deed $1,425,000 — from MICHAEL BENJAMIN, ESQ. to DCR10S2NY, LLC | $1,425,000 | |
| 2022-08-23 | Sold for $1,425,000 | $1,425,000 | $178,125 |
| 2015-10-02 | Deed $2,720,000 — from 245 MARTENSE LLC to 1520 MANAGEMENT CORP | $2,720,000 | |
| 2015-10-02 | Mortgage $389,250 — from 1520 MANAGEMENT CORP to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $389,250 | |
| 2015-10-02 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 1520 MANAGEMENT CORP to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-06-11 | Agreement $1,140,000 — from 245 MARTENSE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,140,000 | |
| 2014-06-11 | Mortgage $515,129 — from 245 MARTENSE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $515,129 | |
| 2013-01-22 | AL&R $640,000 — from 245 MARTENESE LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $640,000 | |
| 2013-01-22 | Mortgage $640,000 — from 245 MARTENESE LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $640,000 | |
| 2013-01-22 | Deed $869,000 — from ESTATE OF CESLINE DIXON-REID; CAROL AGETTA REID, EXECUTOR to 245 MARTENESE LLC | $869,000 | |
| 1982-07-08 | Mortgage $33,000 — from DIXON-REID, CESLINE to CHIN, CHUNG WEN; CHIN, LIN SHELL | $33,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
| 2018 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | 6 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 2020 | 9 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 172 |
| 2021 | 2 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| 2022 | 0 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 108 |
| 2023 | 8 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
| 2024 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| 2026 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
Every one of the 1,230 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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