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138 Remsen Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3002540079 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-21.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dead Animal (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$407,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1856)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)13438 HOMES CORP
Head officerGAYLE ELLIEN
Managing agentADVENTURE PROPERTIES
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$3,958,000 $1,781,100
2026$4,082,000 $1,836,900
2027$4,777,000 $2,149,650

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Remsen St — B25 B26 B38 B41 · 750 ft
Citi BikeMontague St & Clinton St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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

138 Remsen 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

3 311 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 ADVENTURE PROPERTIES — 23 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
59 Pineapple Street BK66 A
70 Clark Street BK60 A
325 Greene Avenue BK48 A
38 Livingston Street BK24 A
175 Hicks Street BK23 A
87 Hicks Street BK20 A
159 Lafayette Avenue BK20 A
142 Hicks Street BK19 A
73 Orange Street BK16 A
132 Joralemon Street BK12 A
95 Wyckoff Street BK12 A
110 Remsen Street BK12 A
7 Worth Street MN12 A
282 Henry Street BK11 A
234 East 35 Street MN11 A
138 Remsen Street BK10 A
175 Columbia Heights BK10 A
134 Remsen Street BK10 A
299 Henry Street BK10 A
73 Columbia Heights BK9 A
114 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
328 100 Street BK6 A
515 82 Street BK6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $307,792 on 2020-06-16 (lender: Valley National 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
2025-02-11RPTT&RET $3,151,000 — from CARSON, JOSHUA; CARSON, FRANCESCA to SEIDLER, LILY; SOHN, TIMOTHY $3,151,000
2025-01-16Sold for $3,151,000 $3,151,000 $315,100
2022-05-12RPTT&RET $700,000 — from D'NETTO, MICHELLE to LAWLER, KRISTEN $700,000
2022-04-27Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $70,000
2020-06-16AL&R $500,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2020-06-16Agreement $500,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2020-06-16Mortgage $307,792 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $307,792
2019-02-14RPTT&RET $998,500 — from SMOOKLER, LOUIS to CARSON, JOSHUA; CARSON, FRANCESCA $998,500
2018-08-21Sold for $998,500 $998,500 $99,850
2014-08-11RPTT&RET $470,000 — from WILLEVER, KATHERINE to D'NETTO, MICHELLE $470,000
2013-02-04RPTT&RET $695,000 — from COWLES, ROBERT; CANO, BARBARA to FILIPPELLI, FRANCESCA; CARSON , JOSHUA $695,000
2012-09-13Mortgage $350,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $350,000
2012-09-13AL&R $350,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $350,000
2010-07-23RPTT&RET $675,000 — from CHEATHAM, MARY ELIZABETH; CHEATHAM, MARTIN to SMOOKLER, LOUIS $675,000
2008-08-21RPTT&RET $700,000 — from SHENN, JOSEPH B; SHENN, DYAN ELYSE KEMPE to CHEATHAM, MARY ELIZABETH; CHEATHAM, MARTIN $700,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003216
2018204118
20193261315
2020003418
2021305109
2022004206
2023021025
2024013004
2025401207
2026011002
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-04-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2026-02-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2026-02-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-04-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-03-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN APT 2B&3B$16,550
2025-03-06Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN APT 2B&3B$10,000
2025-02-11RPTT&RET $3,151,000 — from CARSON, JOSHUA; CARSON, FRANCESCA to SEIDLER, LILY; SOHN, TIMOTHY$3,151,000
2025-01-16Sold for $3,151,000$3,151,000
2024
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-12311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-10311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-07-14311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-05-12RPTT&RET $700,000 — from D'NETTO, MICHELLE to LAWLER, KRISTEN$700,000
2022-04-27Sold for $700,000$700,000
2022-04-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-11-22311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2021-11-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W$1,000
2021-08-25Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-08-25Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2021-05-10311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from SACKS, STEPHEN R; SACKS, CHRISTY R to CITIBANK
2020
2020-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-10Boiler inspection
2020-07-15311: Noise - Helicopter — NYPD
2020-06-16AL&R $500,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$500,000
2020-06-16TL&R — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
2020-06-16Agreement $500,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$500,000
2020-06-16Mortgage $307,792 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$307,792
2020-03-05311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2019
2019-12-03Boiler inspection
2019-11-08311: Water System — Hyd Valve Box Cover Missing (WV2)
2019-10-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-09-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-07-21311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2019-03-11311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2019-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-14RPTT&RET $998,500 — from SMOOKLER, LOUIS to CARSON, JOSHUA; CARSON, FRANCESCA$998,500
2019-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-02-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-02-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-01-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AND COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS 2B AND 3B. WORK TO INCLUDE MODIFICATION OF PARTITIONS, MILLWORK, FLOORS, WALLS, LIGHTING, FLOORS, PL$305,000
2018-11-19Job filed: STRUCTURAL APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION FOR APARTMENT COMBINATION. WORK TO INCLUDE STAIRS AND ALL RELATED STRUCTUR$75,000
2018-11-08Boiler inspection
2018-08-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-08-21Sold for $998,500$998,500
2018-04-26311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-03-08311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018-01-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2017-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-11-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-11-01Boiler inspection
2017-09-21RPTT&RET — from WAYNE, ROSE; BASSELL, JALYNE; WAYNE, ROSEMOND to BASSELL, JALYNE
2017-07-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016
2016-08-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-05-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-01-20311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015
2015-10-13HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-04311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2015-01-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2015-01-05311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2014
2014-08-11RPTT&RET $470,000 — from WILLEVER, KATHERINE to D'NETTO, MICHELLE$470,000
2013
2013-03-06311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2013-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-04RPTT&RET $695,000 — from COWLES, ROBERT; CANO, BARBARA to FILIPPELLI, FRANCESCA; CARSON , JOSHUA$695,000
2012
2012-11-30311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-09-13Mortgage $350,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$350,000
2012-09-13AL&R $350,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$350,000
2012-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2012-08-14TL&R — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2012-07-25311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011
2011-09-12311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2010
2010-11-29311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2010-07-23RPTT&RET $675,000 — from CHEATHAM, MARY ELIZABETH; CHEATHAM, MARTIN to SMOOKLER, LOUIS$675,000
2010-03-22311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2008
2008-08-21RPTT&RET $700,000 — from SHENN, JOSEPH B; SHENN, DYAN ELYSE KEMPE to CHEATHAM, MARY ELIZABETH; CHEATHAM, MARTIN$700,000
2007
2007-02-28RPTT&RET $815,000 — from CRAIN-DUNN, LYNN; DUNN, DARIN to SACKS, CHRISTY R$815,000
2005
2005-08-24RPTT&RET $322,000 — from WEINBERGER, SARAH to WEINBERGER, REBECCA$322,000
2005-03-23RPTT&RET $320,000 — from ARNN, MATTHEW H to YI, CHENG-YING; YI, DEREK$320,000
2004
2004-02-04Agreement $250,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$250,000
2004-02-04AL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 13438 HOMES CORP.
2004-02-04Mortgage $169,069 — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$169,069
2004-02-04TL&R — from 13438 HOMES CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
1996
1996-12-26Mortgage satisfied — from 13438 HOMES CORP to OWEN, JOSEPH; BRUNSWICK, RALPH K
1996-12-26Mortgage $180,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$180,000
1996-12-26Mortgage satisfied — from 13438 HOMES CORP to BASSUK, ALBERT AS TRUSTEE; BASSBRO CO; BASSUK, SIDNEY; BASSUK, IRVING
1996-12-26Mortgage assigned — from 13438 HOMES CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
1990
1990-03-15Mortgage assigned — from BASSUK, ALBERT/TRUSTEE; BASSUK, ROSE/SUCC TR to BASSUK, ROSE/TRUSTEE
1988
1988-02-04Mortgage assigned — from BASSUK, IRVING to KOPLAN, CAROL
1987
1987-09-11Mortgage $300,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to BRUNSWICK, RALPH K; OWEN, JOSEPH$300,000
1987-09-11LEAS — from 13438 HOMES CORP to OWEN, JOSEPH; BRUNSWICK, RALPH K
1987-01-21HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR 2 STY SOUTH APT
1985
1985-01-23EASE — from 13438 HOMES CORP to 13438 HOMES CORP
1983
1983-04-11Mortgage satisfied — from CATON REALTY CO INC to LAWYERS TRUST COMPANY
1983-04-08Agreement — from BASSBRO CO; BASSUK, IRVING; BASSUK, ALBERT TRUSTEE; BASSUK, SIDNEY to 13438 HOMES CORP
1983-03-28Deed — from BASSUK, SIDNEY; BASSBRO COMPANY; BASSUK, IRVING; BASSUK, ALBERT TRSTE to 13438 HOMES CORP
1983-03-28Mortgage $200,000 — from 13438 HOMES CORP to BASSBRO COMPANY; BASSUK, ALBERT; BASSUK, SIDNEY; BASSUK, IRVING$200,000
1981
1981-03-26Deed — from BASSUK ALBERT (AS SELLOR) to BASSUK ALBERT (AS TRUSTEE)
1969
1969-12-16Mortgage assigned — from BASSBRO CO to BASSUK IRVING; BASSUK ARNOLD; BASSUK SIDNEY; BASSUK EDWARD; BASSUK ALBERT
1969-12-16Mortgage assigned — from BASSUK SIDNEY to BASSUK RICHARD AS TRUSTEE
1969-12-16Mortgage assigned — from BASSUK ARNOLD to BASSUK GLORIA AS TRUSTEE
1969-12-16Mortgage assigned — from BASSUK ALBERT to BASSUK ROSE AS TRUSTEE
1969-12-16Mortgage assigned — from BASSUK MOLLY; BASSUK SIDNEY; BASSUK EDWARD; BASSUK ALBERT; BASSUK IRVING; BASSUK ROSE; BAS to BASSBRO CO
1966
1966-11-18LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISS OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESER

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