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637A Vanderbilt Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011520005 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1).

Filed construction activity

$259,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1872)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MBH 637A VANDERBILT LLC
Head officerMICHAEL BETESH
Managing agentMARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,113,000 $186,780
2026$3,941,000 $236,460
2027$4,131,000 $247,860

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nourish ThaiThaiGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Prospect Pl — B69 · 50 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

637A Vanderbilt Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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 MARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES — 10 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C3 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
739 President Street BK8 A
185 Malcolm X Boulevard BK3 C
1254 Broadway BK3 C
478 Halsey Street BK2 D
637A Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 C
2349 Arthur Avenue BX2 D
622 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 D
4716 5 Avenue BK2 B
362 Graham Avenue BK1 B
313 Wyckoff Avenue BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,014,506 on 2015-06-29 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-29Deed $2,325,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC $2,325,000
2015-06-29Mortgage $1,014,506 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,014,506
2015-06-29Agreement $1,725,000 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,725,000
2015-06-29AL&R $1,725,000 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,725,000
2013-09-24Agreement $725,000 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $725,000
2013-09-24Mortgage $170,481 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $170,481
2013-09-24AL&R $725,000 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $725,000
2008-08-04AL&R $575,000 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $575,000
2008-08-04Agreement $575,000 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA $575,000
2008-08-04Mortgage $199,338 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA $199,338
2006-11-16Mortgage $151,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC $151,000
2006-11-16AL&R $151,000 — from CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC to ST. PELAGIA, LLC $151,000
2005-09-26Mortgage $400,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $400,000
2002-10-11Mortgage $100,000 — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $100,000
2001-08-14Mortgage $190,000 — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $190,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174050211
2018014016
2019003014
2020004015
2021004015
2022008019
2023002035
20240136414
2025002024
2026004037
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-07-16Restaurant inspection: NOURISH THAI — grade Z
2026-06-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-13311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025-10-27Restaurant inspection: NOURISH THAI

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-07-16Restaurant inspection: NOURISH THAI — grade Z
2026-06-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-13311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2025
2025-10-27Restaurant inspection: NOURISH THAI
2025-10-12311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2025-06-16311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-31Boiler inspection
2024-12-03Mortgage assigned — from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC to NORTHEAST BANK
2024-12-03AALR — from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC to NORTHEAST BANK
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-28Restaurant inspection: NOURISH THAI — grade B
2024-06-22311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2024-06-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-30Mortgage assigned — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CO to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-04-30AALR — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NE to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-04-30Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; IN ITS CAPACITY to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-04-30AALR — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; IN ITS CAPACITY AS REC to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-04-29Restaurant inspection: NOURISH THAI
2024-04-14311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022
2022-12-30Boiler inspection
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-13311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2022-08-29311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022-06-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-05-29311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022-02-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-28Boiler inspection
2021-10-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-09-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-21HPD 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
2020
2020-12-29Boiler inspection
2020-11-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-01311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2020-06-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-06-21311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019
2019-12-31Boiler inspection
2019-05-04311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-02-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-26311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2018
2018-12-12Boiler inspection
2018-09-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-03-09DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-29Boiler inspection
2017-10-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-10-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-05-14311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2017-04-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-02-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-01-11Job filed: A2$3,000
2016
2016-11-09311: Water Quality — Clear Water With Other Particles (Use Comments) (QEZ)
2016-10-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-01DOB complaint, category ?
2016-08-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH PARTITIONS. INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS COOKING EQUIPMENTS; REPLACE EXISTING RANGE HOOD SYSTEM IN EXISTING EATING A$137,050
2016-06-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-16Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON SECOND FLOOR, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR BULK UNDER THIS APPLICATION$119,000
2016-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-06-29Deed $2,325,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC$2,325,000
2015-06-29Mortgage $1,014,506 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,014,506
2015-06-29Agreement $1,725,000 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,725,000
2015-06-29AL&R $1,725,000 — from MBH 637A VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,725,000
2015-06-29TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2015-06-29Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION to SIGNATURE BANK
2014
2014-06-25311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2013
2013-09-24Agreement $725,000 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$725,000
2013-09-24Mortgage $170,481 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$170,481
2013-09-24AL&R $725,000 — from ST. PELAGIA LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$725,000
2012
2012-08-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2010
2010-12-13LDMK — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT
2010-09-21311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Other (CMO)
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-08-04Mortgage assigned — from MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA
2008-08-04Mortgage satisfied — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
2008-08-04AL&R $575,000 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$575,000
2008-08-04TL&R — from MARATHON NATIONAL BANL OF NEW YORK to ST PELAGIA, LLC
2008-08-04TL&R — from CONTINETAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC to ST PELAGIA, LLC
2008-08-04Agreement $575,000 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA$575,000
2008-08-04Mortgage $199,338 — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION, ISAOA$199,338
2008-07-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2006
2006-11-16Mortgage $151,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC$151,000
2006-11-16AL&R $151,000 — from CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC to ST. PELAGIA, LLC$151,000
2005
2005-10-31Mortgage satisfied — from ST PELAGIA, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2005-10-26Mortgage satisfied — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2005-09-26AL&R — from MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK to ST. PELAGIA, LLC
2005-09-26Mortgage $400,000 — from ST. PELAGIA, LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK$400,000
2004
2004-12-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-12-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 20' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2002
2002-10-11Mortgage $100,000 — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$100,000
2002-07-24Mortgage satisfied — from GROSS, ANNIE; GROSS, WILLIAM E to KUBISCH, ANNA
2001
2001-08-14Mortgage assigned — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2001-08-14SAGE — from A VANDERBILT CORP to MIKE AND JOHN'S FOODCORPORATION
2001-08-14Mortgage $190,000 — from ST PELAGIA LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$190,000
2001-08-14Deed — from JONES, ANN GROSS to ST PELAGIA LLC
2001-08-14Deed — from VANDERBILT CORP to JONES, ANN GROSS
2001-07-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:REMOVING FACE STONE AND CONCRETE WINDOW SILLS AT 3RD FLOOR TO ROOF AREA FRONT FROM A HANGING SCAF
2001-07-09DOB violation C: WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTED: REMOVING FACE STONE AND CONCRETE SILLS AT 3RD FLOOR TO ROOF AREA FRONT FROM A HANGING SCAFFOLD CAUSING A H
1997
1997-01-28LEAS — from A VANDERBILT CORP to MIKE AND JOHN'S FOODCORPORATION
1994
1994-05-09ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED REMOVING FACE STONE AND CONCRETE WINDOW SILLS AT 3RD FLOOR TO ROOF AREA FRONT FROM A HANGING SCA$800
1994-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
1983
1983-08-16VAC — from NEW YORK CITY to VACATE ORDER
1983-04-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1980
1980-07-07Deed — from GROSS WILLIAM E; GROSS ANNIE to A VANDERBILT CORP
1970
1970-05-06Mortgage — from GROSS ANNIE; GROSS WILLIAM E to KUBISCH ANNA
1970-05-06Deed — from KUBISCH ANNA to GROSS WILLIAM E; GROSS ANNIE

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