1200 Myrtle Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3032050018 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 2.8 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 9.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (2) · Air Quality (1) · Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | JOE PERLSTEIN |
| Head officer | JOSEF FRIEDMAN |
| Managing agent | BLUE ELM INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,296,000 | $137,760 |
| 2026 | $1,952,000 | $117,120 |
| 2027 | $1,986,000 | $119,160 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Charles Pl — B54 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko Middle: 347, 349. 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.
1200 Myrtle Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 South 10 Street | BK | 21 | B |
| 1319 East New York Avenue | BK | 11 | B |
| Amboy Street | BK | 9 | C |
| 156 Skillman Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 158 Rutledge Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 158 Skillman Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 231 Chester Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 997 Clarkson Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 1259 51 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 280 Mac Dougal Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1833 Park Place | BK | 6 | A |
| 275 Milford Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 127 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 31 Locust Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 876 Kent Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 490 Marion Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 678 Jamaica Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 492 Marion Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 680 Jamaica Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 221 Quincy Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 1200 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 589 Hart Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 51 Lee Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 1234 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 92 Pilling Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 1077 Halsey Street | BK | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $88,189 on 2021-04-08 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-16 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from PERLSTEIN, JOSEPH to MERS | $1,100,000 | |
| 2021-04-08 | Mortgage $88,189 — from PERLSTEIN, JOSEF to MERS | $88,189 | |
| 2018-10-18 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from PERLSTEIN, JOSEF to MERS | $1,050,000 | |
| 2018-05-02 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from PERLSTEIN, JOSEF to NEXUS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2018-01-16 | Deed $600,000 — from 1200 LLC to PERLSTEIN, JOSEF | $600,000 | |
| 2018-01-04 | Sold for $600,000 | $600,000 | $200,000 |
| 2014-08-29 | Deed $528,300 — from KRIKHELI, NODAR to 1200 LLC | $528,300 | |
| 2007-10-12 | Mortgage $525,000 — from KRIKHELI, NODAR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $525,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Rodent inspection: Passed | |
| 2026-03-31 | 311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding | |
| 2026-02-27 | 311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party | |
| 2026-02-25 | 311: Graffiti — Graffiti | |
| 2026-02-05 | 311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request | |
| 2025-12-31 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units | |
| 2025-12-09 | Rodent inspection: Passed | |
| 2025-11-21 | 311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk |