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1135 38 Street

639Records
15City systems
222Open violations
1091.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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639 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 266 HPD housing violations, 132 311 service requests, 105 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)MEISNER LLC
BBL3052910019
BIN3123024

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1091.2. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations222 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 101 class B, 80 class A. Oldest open since 1992-01-28.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).

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

$129,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Building/Use (5) · Noise (4) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)Meisner LLC
Head officerAlbert Meisner
Managing agentAlbert Meisner
Last registered2026-02-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$825,000 $371,250
2026$990,000 $445,500
2027$1,188,000 $534,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 / Fort Hamilton Pkwy — B35 · 400 ft
Citi Bike37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy · 300 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

1135 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $80,000 on 2003-06-25 (lender: Fourth Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-10AL&R $630,000 — from MEISNER LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $630,000
2017-07-10Agreement $630,000 — from MEISNER LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $630,000
2006-01-30M&CON $875,000 — from MEISNER, ALBERT to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $875,000
2003-06-25Mortgage $80,000 — from MEISNER, ALBERT to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $80,000
1998-04-01Mortgage $120,000 — from MEISNER, ALBERT to GREENPOINT BANK $120,000
1989-06-01Mortgage $50,000 — from NAGER, AMNON to COOK, ZORAIDA; COOK, ROBERT $50,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
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2022
2023
134
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700246030
201801730175
2019013026
202005190125
2021032016
202200490150
202301110101113
202411211803134
2025214410158
2026015100025
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 531Ownership & money 23Health & systems 11

Every one of the 639 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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