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28 Meserole Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3030490117 · 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, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11206, 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

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

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Dirty Condition (7) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (2) · Graffiti (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2012)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)MIDDLETOWN MEWS LLC
Head officerSHLOMO KARPEN
Managing agentKEREN STAR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,379,000 $142,740
2026$2,488,000 $149,280
2027$2,187,000 $131,220

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayBroadway — G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hewes St — J M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Lorimer St — B60 · 250 ft
Citi BikeScholes St & Lorimer St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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

28 Meserole 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

30 311 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 KEREN STAR MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B6 · C7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
808 Driggs Avenue BK30 A
886 Jefferson Avenue BK6 A
365 Marcy Avenue BK6 B
370 Throop Avenue BK6 B
155 Lorimer Street BK3 C
103 Stockton Street BK3 A
599 Central Avenue BK3 A
597A Central Avenue BK3 C
587 Central Avenue BK3 A
32 Meserole Street BK3 B
36A Meserole Street BK3 A
34 Meserole Street BK3 C
123 Middleton Street BK3 C
36 Meserole Street BK3 A
101 Stockton Street BK3 B
26 Meserole Street BK3 C
107 Stockton Street BK3 A
28 Meserole Street BK3 A
597 Central Avenue BK3 A
30 Meserole Street BK3 A
595A Central Avenue BK3 A
589 Central Avenue BK3 C
105 Stockton Street BK3 A
595 Central Avenue BK3 B
593 Central Avenue BK3 A
593A Central Avenue BK3 A
103A Stockton Street BK3 B
35 Meserole Street BK3 A
527 Marcy Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,958,472 on 2022-05-27 (lender: Popular Bank), covering 9 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
2022-05-27AL&R $19,000,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to POPULAR BANK $19,000,000
2022-05-27Agreement $19,000,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to POPULAR BANK $19,000,000
2022-05-27Mortgage $1,958,472 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to POPULAR BANK $1,958,472
2015-08-11Agreement $19,875,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $19,875,000
2015-08-11Mortgage $2,108,046 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,108,046
2015-07-10Agreement $7,000,000 — from GREENE PASTURES LLC; MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $7,000,000
2014-09-10Agreement $13,500,000 — from GREENE PASTURES LLC; MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $13,500,000
2014-09-10Mortgage $7,000,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC; GREENE PASTURES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $7,000,000
2014-01-16Agreement $13,500,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $13,500,000
2014-01-16Mortgage $7,117,135 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $7,117,135
2013-03-28AL&R $5,500,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS, LLC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2013-03-28Agreement $5,500,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS, LLC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2013-03-28Mortgage $3,490,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS, LLC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A. $3,490,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
17
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703003
201803014
20191110012
202003003
202107007
2022084012
202314005
20240170017
20251160017
202601001
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-05-11311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-11311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2025
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-10-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-10-06311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2025-09-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-04311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-08-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-29311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2025-07-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-13HPD 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
2025-05-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-02311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2025-04-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024
2024-11-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-10-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-10-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2024-02-01311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-01-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-11-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-04311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2023-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-09-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-27AL&R $19,000,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to POPULAR BANK$19,000,000
2022-05-27Agreement $19,000,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to POPULAR BANK$19,000,000
2022-05-27Mortgage $1,958,472 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to POPULAR BANK$1,958,472
2022-05-27Mortgage assigned — from BANKUNITED, N.A. to POPULAR BANK
2022-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10HPD 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
2021
2021-10-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-08-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-08-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-12-20311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2020-10-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-09311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-11-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-06HPD 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
2019-10-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-08-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-05311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2019-01-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018
2018-10-26HPD 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
2018-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-26311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-02-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-11-04311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2017-02-23311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-01-15311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2015
2015-08-11Agreement $19,875,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$19,875,000
2015-08-11Mortgage $2,108,046 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$2,108,046
2015-07-10Agreement $7,000,000 — from GREENE PASTURES LLC; MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$7,000,000
2015-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-09-10Agreement $13,500,000 — from GREENE PASTURES LLC; MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$13,500,000
2014-09-10Mortgage $7,000,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC; GREENE PASTURES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$7,000,000
2014-05-30FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-04-25FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-03-20FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-01-16Agreement $13,500,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$13,500,000
2014-01-16Mortgage $7,117,135 — from MIDDLETON MEWS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A.$7,117,135
2014-01-16Mortgage assigned — from FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A. to BANKUNITED, N.A.
2013
2013-12-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-12-10Certificate of occupancy Final
2013-11-08FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2013-10-31FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-09-27FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-09-15FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-08-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-08-12FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-07-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-07-12FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-06-17FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-06-10FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-05-20Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-05-20Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-05-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-05-10FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-03-28AL&R $5,500,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS, LLC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A.$5,500,000
2013-03-28Agreement $5,500,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS, LLC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A.$5,500,000
2013-03-28Mortgage $3,490,000 — from MIDDLETON MEWS, LLC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A.$3,490,000
2013-03-28Mortgage assigned — from STEELCRAFT HOLDING CORP. to FIRST NIAGARA BANK, N.A.
2013-03-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2013-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2013-02-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-02-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS.SCAFFOLD SHOULD COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER TH
2013-02-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS.SCAFFOLD SHOULD COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER TH
2013-02-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012
2012-11-27311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2012-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2012-10-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-10-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-10-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2012-06-19Job filed: AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOC#01
2012-06-19Job filed: AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOC#01
2012-06-19Job filed: AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOC#01
2012-05-03Job filed: NB
2010
2010-05-11311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles

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