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3401 Avenue J

759Records
19City systems
53Open violations
53.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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759 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 311 service requests, 223 HPD complaints, 138 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CRESENT NINE ASSOCS
BBL3075980006
BIN3207302

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 53.5. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

Open HPD violations53 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1990-05-23.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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.

$3,300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$315,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)CRESCENT NINE ASSOCIATES
Head officerMAMNOON A MARGHOOB
Managing agentZUMO MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,356,000 $1,510,200
2026$3,680,000 $1,656,000
2027$3,496,000 $1,573,200

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / E 35 St — B41 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

3401 Avenue J

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

36 311 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 ZUMO MANAGEMENT INC — 6 buildings, 297 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139-79 85 Drive QN122 C
77-10 34 Avenue QN96 C
3401 Avenue J BK59 B
807 Bergen Street BK8 A
22 Menahan Street BK6 A
268 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,405 on 1999-03-05 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-03-05Mortgage $16,406 — from CRESCENT NINE ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $16,406
1986-07-07Mortgage $58,798 — from CRESCENT NINE ASSOC to THERMAL PROFILES INC $58,798
1984-04-13Mortgage $274,694 — from KINGS ROAD REALTY ASSOC $274,694
1982-05-27Mortgage $350,000 — from KINGS ROAD RLTY ASSN to WASSERMAN, ALEXANDER $350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173227032
20180530035
20191240043
202000819
20215519130
20220210012
20230424028
2024029112
20250134035
20260464068
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 634Ownership & money 24Health & systems 6

Every one of the 759 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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