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885 East 38 Street

1,521Records
20City systems
66Open violations
101.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Farragut
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1,521 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 535 HPD complaints, 453 311 service requests, 387 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3077220029
BIN3213184

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 101.4. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations66 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2003-11-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
13
’24–25
5
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3).

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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerMARK WEINBERGER
Managing agentGLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,074,000 $933,300
2026$2,417,000 $1,087,650
2027$2,271,000 $1,021,950

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.

Getting around

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Glenwood Rd / E 38 St — B6 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 109
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

885 East 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC — 2 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
885 East 38 Street BK30 B
3802 Glenwood Road BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,109,215 on 2019-08-30 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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
2019-08-30Mortgage $1,109,215 — from GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,109,215
2019-08-30Agreement $6,830,000 — from GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,830,000
2019-08-30AL&R $6,830,000 — from GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,830,000
2016-05-16AL&R $6,100,000 — from GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC; GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK; CUSTOMERS BANK $6,100,000
2016-05-16Mortgage $6,100,000 — from GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,100,000
2016-05-16Deed $8,100,000 — from LASHER, SARA C; ZAVELOFF, ELAINE H to GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC $8,100,000
2016-05-16AL&R $6,100,000 — from GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC; GLENWOOD ROAD PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK; CUSTOMERS BANK $6,100,000
2016-05-04Sold for $8,100,000 $8,100,000 $270,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174550059
20181802184
20191175225
20200240226
20210710172
2022111003114
20230940296
20241340237
20252270130
20260440246
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 1,414Ownership & money 22Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,521 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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