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1139 38 Street

280Records
11City systems
0Open violations
89Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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280 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 89 HPD complaints, 26 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)BG2 REALTY LLC
BBL3052910017
BIN3123022

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 89. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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 2024–25: 6).

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

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (6) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)BG2 LLC
Head officerHYMAN SCHATTNER
Managing agentBG 2 LLC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$919,200 $413,640
2026$918,000 $413,100
2027$1,102,000 $495,900

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 12 Av — B35 · 400 ft
Citi Bike37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

1139 38 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

17 311 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 BG 2 LLC — 2 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1137 38 Street BK6 B
1139 38 Street BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $186,172 on 2025-08-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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
2025-08-08Agreement $1,450,000 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC; BG1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,450,000
2025-08-08Mortgage $186,173 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC; BG1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $186,173
2015-08-19AL&R $900,000 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2015-08-19Agreement $900,000 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2015-08-19Mortgage $423,189 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $423,189
2011-06-01Agreement $511,060 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BG2 REALTY LLC $511,060
2006-03-28Mortgage $355,080 — from BG2 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $355,080
2006-03-28Agreement $550,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BG2 REALTY LLC $550,000
1999-04-09Mortgage $225,000 — from BG2 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $225,000
1982-07-06Mortgage $40,000 — from SCHATTNER, HYMAN; SHURIN, DAVID to JEROME, MARTIN $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201802013
20190100212
202004015
202116018
202206039
202303036
20240110112
20253214129
202600011
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 236Ownership & money 22Health & systems 18

Every one of the 280 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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