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531 East 26 Street

186Records
9City systems
14Open violations
56.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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186 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC.
BBL3052280026
BIN3120889, 3417399

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56.7. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (6) · Dirty Condition (5) · Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Selene Finance LP
Head officerKarla Ballard
Managing agentSelene Finance LP
Last registered2025-10-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,177,000 $70,620
2026$1,216,000 $72,960
2027$1,132,000 $67,920

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Rogers Av — B8 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: J.H.S. 278 Marine Park. 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

531 East 26 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

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SELENE FINANCE LP — 47 buildings, 75 units. Grades across the portfolio: B9 · C23 · D12 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
96-26 46 Avenue QN4 C
211 East 96 Street BK4 C
450 Carlton Avenue BK3 D
2012 Benedict Avenue BX3 F
415 Jerome Street BK3 D
36 Hale Avenue BK2 D
531 East 26 Street BK2 D
23-27 Mott Avenue QN2 D
107-39 156 Street QN2 D
662 Georgia Avenue BK2 F
364B Van Pelt Avenue SI2 C
98 Woodland Avenue SI2 C
111-73 43 Avenue QN2 F
412 Bradford Street BK2 B
115-51 196 Street QN2 C
1090 Hancock Street BK2 C
208 Myrtle Avenue SI2 D
494 Pompey Avenue SI2 C
212 East 35 Street BK2 C
176 Westervelt Avenue SI2 D
121-01 199 Street QN2 C
134 Hendrix Street BK1 D
103-17 104 Street QN1 C
1333 East 95 Street BK1 B
625 Lenox Road BK1 C
225-09 107 Avenue QN1 B
1841 Richmond Road SI1 B
211 96 Street BK1 B
181-10 93 Avenue QN1 D
113-28 212 Street QN1 C
32 Stonecrest Court SI1 C
491 Ilyssa Way SI1 C
1501 East 53 Street BK1 C
121-42 Laurelton Parkway QN1 B
541 Beach 72 Street QN1 C
433 East 32 Street BK1 C
38 West 12 Road QN1 C
19 Topside Lane SI1 C
1161 East 88 Street BK1 C
2322 Plumb 1 Street BK1 D
116-15 135 Street QN1 C
117-24 126 Street QN1 D
802 Lanark Road QN1 B
122-66 Nellis Street QN1 B
133-14 146 Street QN1 C
158-11 96 Street QN1 B
111-32 116 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $63,600 on 2007-07-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-09-04Deed $636,000 — from JOHNSON, RUBY; JOHNSON, SONIA to BRATHWAITE, ERROL $636,000
2007-07-23Mortgage $508,800 — from BRATHWAITE, ERROL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $508,800
2007-07-23Mortgage $63,600 — from BRATHWAITE, ERROL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $63,600
2005-11-01Mortgage $336,000 — from JOHNSON, RUBY; JOHNSON, SONIA to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $336,000
2004-10-14Mortgage $304,000 — from JOHNSON, RUBY; JOHNSON, SONIA to MERS $304,000
2003-12-26Mortgage $239,000 — from JOHNSON, SONIA; JOHNSON, RUBY to FAIRMONT FUNDING, LTD $239,000
2002-02-28Mortgage $235,000 — from JOHNSON, RUBY; JOHNSON, SONIA to FAIRMONT FUNDING LTD $235,000
1999-05-24Mortgage $226,542 — from JOHNSON, RUBY; JOHNSON, SONIA to GOLDEN NATIONAL MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $226,542
1990-10-11Mortgage $156,000 — from REYNOLDS, JASMINE; REYNOLDS, GEORGE to ALLIANCE MTG BANKINGLTD $156,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702305
201801012
201900224
202006118
202102002
202201023
202301607
202403047
20251170624
202627009
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 119Ownership & money 46Health & systems 16

Every one of the 186 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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