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185 Malcolm X Boulevard · Brooklyn · BBL 3016470007 · 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, AEP5
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
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 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-10.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Non (2) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$266,550 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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 185 MALCOLM LLC
Head officerMICHAEL BETESH
Managing agentMARGATE ATLANTIC PROPERTIES
Last registered2024-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$832,000 $374,400
2026$998,000 $449,100
2027$1,198,000 $539,100

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Putnam Av — B46 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Malcolm X Blvd · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

185 Malcolm X Boulevard

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

10 311 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: $76,000 on 2026-01-05 (lender: Broadview Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-05AL&R $1,300,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $1,300,000
2026-01-05Agreement $1,300,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $1,300,000
2026-01-05Mortgage $76,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $76,000
2024-12-31Mortgage $125,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $125,000
2024-12-31AL&R $125,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $125,000
2024-12-31Agreement $1,224,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $1,224,000
2024-12-31AL&R $1,224,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $1,224,000
2024-12-31Deed $1,530,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to CHAIM VTOV LLC $1,530,000
2024-11-25Sold for $1,530,000 $1,530,000 $510,000
2018-01-25AL&R $1,600,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2018-01-25Agreement $1,600,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2018-01-25Mortgage $608,478 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $608,478
2016-06-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2016-06-23Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2016-06-23Deed $1,450,000 — from CANNING, GREGORY to MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC $1,450,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
15
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017123006
2018003418
2019007007
202000110011
2021016007
2022003014
2023002002
202400212115
202500100111
2026001719
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-04Mortgage assigned — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-01-05AL&R $1,300,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2026-01-05Agreement $1,300,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2026-01-05Mortgage $76,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2026-01-05TL&R — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to CHAIM VTOV LLC
2026-01-05TL&R — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to CHAIM VTOV LLC
2026-01-05Mortgage satisfied — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2025-11-20HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-04Mortgage assigned — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-01-05AL&R $1,300,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$1,300,000
2026-01-05Agreement $1,300,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$1,300,000
2026-01-05Mortgage $76,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$76,000
2026-01-05TL&R — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to CHAIM VTOV LLC
2026-01-05TL&R — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to CHAIM VTOV LLC
2026-01-05Mortgage satisfied — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2025
2025-11-20HPD 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
2025-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-10HPD 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
2025-05-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-10311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024
2024-12-31Mortgage $125,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$125,000
2024-12-31AL&R $125,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$125,000
2024-12-31TL&R — from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC to MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC
2024-12-31Mortgage assigned — from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2024-12-31Agreement $1,224,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$1,224,000
2024-12-31AL&R $1,224,000 — from CHAIM VTOV LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$1,224,000
2024-12-31Deed $1,530,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to CHAIM VTOV LLC$1,530,000
2024-12-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2024-12-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2024-11-25Sold for $1,530,000$1,530,000
2024-07-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-30AALR — from SIGNATURE BANK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUR 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
2024-04-30Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; IN ITS CAPACITY to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
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
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-05311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-11-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-02311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2021-11-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2021-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-10-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-09-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-06-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-02-09311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2020-02-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-02-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-02-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-02-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-02-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2019
2019-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-07311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2019-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-16311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2019-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-02-24311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2018-01-25AL&R $1,600,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,600,000
2018-01-25Agreement $1,600,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,600,000
2018-01-25Mortgage $608,478 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$608,478
2018-01-25TL&R — from SIGNATURE BANK to MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC
2017
2017-06-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2017-06-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY NOTED AT LEVEL IT WAS TOLD A PARTY WAS BEING HELD WITH OVER APPROX 400 PEOPLE ONE PERSON OF WHICH HAD FALLEN TH
2017-02-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2016
2016-11-14HPD 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
2016-09-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-09-13Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATIONS ON 2ND, 3RD, 4TH FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR BULK UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$266,550
2016-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,000,000
2016-06-23Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,000,000
2016-06-23Deed $1,450,000 — from CANNING, GREGORY to MBH 185 MALCOLM LLC$1,450,000
2016-06-09Sold for $1,450,000$1,450,000
2016-05-20Mortgage satisfied — from CANNING, GREGORY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2016-05-18Mortgage satisfied — from CANNING, GREGORY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2016-05-18TL&R — from CANNING, GREGORY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2014
2014-06-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-08-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-03-09Agreement — from CANNING, GREOGRY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2000-03-09Deed — from CANNING, GREGORY; FRANKLYN, ROLAND to CANNING, GREGORY
2000-03-09Mortgage assigned — from CANNING, GREGORY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2000-03-09Mortgage $69,602 — from CANNING, GREGORY to GREENPOINT MORTAGE FUNDING INC$69,602
2000-03-09Mortgage assigned — from GREEN POINT BANK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-12-05Mortgage $85,000 — from FRANKLYN, ROLAND; CANNING, GREGORY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$85,000
1990-11-08Deed — from CANNING, GREGORY to FRANKLYN, ROLAND; CANNING, GREGORY
1990-04-04Agreement — from NYC HPD to CANNING, GREGORY
1990-02-02Mortgage $52,500 — from CANNING, GREGORY to GBYR, MOSAD ADAR; MISHKOWITZ, MOSHE; GORDON, ELLIOT S; ROTHENBERG, DAVID; MISHKOWITZ, ESTE$52,500
1987
1987-11-12Agreement — from NYC HPD to CANNING, GREGORY
1987-08-05Deed — from BRUIN, ABRAHAM to CANNING, GREGORY
1984
1984-05-29Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BRUIN, ABRAHAM
1977
1977-10-21Deed — from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF to CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEWYORK; TH ECITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF
1974
1974-09-17Deed — from STROUD BESSIE to STROUD SOLOMON A JR

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