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135 East 51 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3046050052 · 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 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
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)135 BRACHA LLC
Head officerYURIY RUBINOV
Managing agentSHEFA UBRACHA REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$864,000 $51,840
2026$804,000 $48,240
2027$985,000 $59,100

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Winthrop St — B46-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 52 St & Winthrop St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

135 East 51 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

2 311 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 SHEFA UBRACHA REALTY LLC — 9 buildings, 45 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2346 Atlantic Avenue BK16 B
999 Clarkson Avenue BK5 B
66-11 Woodhaven Boulevard QN4 C
73 East 51 Street BK4 C
194 East 95 Street BK4 B
135 East 51 Street BK3 A
2348 Atlantic Avenue BK3 A
289 Berriman Street BK3 D
152 East 51 Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $94,000 on 2021-07-02 (lender: Rcn Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-02Mortgage $94,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to RCN CAPITAL, LLC $94,000
2021-07-02Agreement $969,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to RCN CAPITAL LLC $969,000
2021-05-14Mortgage $125,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to OHY LLC $125,000
2021-01-05Mortgage $750,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $750,000
2021-01-05Deed $750,000 — from 135 E 51 ST INC; 135 E 51 ST INC to 135 BRACHA LLC; 135 BRACHA LLC $750,000
2021-01-05AL&R $750,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $750,000
2021-01-05Deed $750,000 — from 135 E 51 ST INC; 135 E 51 ST INC to 135 BRACHA LLC; 135 BRACHA LLC $750,000
2020-12-21Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $250,000
2015-09-02Mortgage $567,766 — from SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER to MERS $567,766
2015-09-02Deed $578,240 — from RICHARD WILLIAMS, DECEASED; AGARD , RICHARDEEN L; GARCIA , JANICE to SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER $578,240

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170101
20181304
20190101
20200112
2021021315
20220314
20230202
20240101
20250202
20260404
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-07-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04HPD 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
2025-10-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-07-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04HPD 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
2025-10-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-08-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-22HPD 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
2022
2022-11-04HPD 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
2022-02-24HPD 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
2022-02-24HPD 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
2022-01-07Mortgage assigned — from RCN CAPITAL, LLC to TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
2021
2021-07-02Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP to RCN CAPITAL LLC
2021-07-02Mortgage assigned — from OHY LLC to RCN CAPITAL LLC, ISAOA/ATIMA
2021-07-02Mortgage $94,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to RCN CAPITAL, LLC$94,000
2021-07-02Agreement $969,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to RCN CAPITAL LLC$969,000
2021-07-02TL&R — from WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP to 135 BRACHA LLC
2021-06-10REL — from CUSTOMERS BANK to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP
2021-05-14Mortgage $125,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to OHY LLC$125,000
2021-04-08HPD 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
2021-04-08HPD 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
2021-03-09Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP to CUSTOMERS BANK
2021-01-21Mortgage satisfied — from SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; UNITED MORTGAGE CORP
2021-01-05Mortgage $750,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP$750,000
2021-01-05Deed $750,000 — from 135 E 51 ST INC; 135 E 51 ST INC to 135 BRACHA LLC; 135 BRACHA LLC$750,000
2021-01-05AL&R $750,000 — from 135 BRACHA LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP$750,000
2021-01-05Deed $750,000 — from 135 E 51 ST INC; 135 E 51 ST INC to 135 BRACHA LLC; 135 BRACHA LLC$750,000
2020
2020-12-21Sold for $750,000$750,000
2020-06-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019
2019-10-30HPD 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
2018-10-17HPD 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
2018-05-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-05-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-04-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-11-21HPD 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
2016
2016-11-07HPD 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
2016-05-03DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2016-04-27Deed — from SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER to 135 E 51 ST INC.
2015
2015-09-02Mortgage $567,766 — from SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER to MERS$567,766
2015-09-02Deed $578,240 — from RICHARD WILLIAMS, DECEASED; AGARD , RICHARDEEN L; GARCIA , JANICE to SHAKED-STEKLER, OFER$578,240
2012
2012-01-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF .. AT PUBLIC HALL,
2011
2011-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009
2009-01-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2009-01-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2009-01-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2009-01-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2009-01-02HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2008
2008-12-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-12-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-12-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-12-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2008-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-05-22City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$21
2008-05-16HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT GATE AT NORTH YARD
2008-05-16HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. RESTORE EGRESS BY REMOVING LOCKING DEVICE AND ARRANGE TO OPEN READILY THE GATE IN FENC
2008-05-06City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$21
2008-04-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th
2008-04-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE FOYER , THE
2008-04-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2008-04-10HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR KNOBS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NOR
2008-04-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2008-04-04Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-03-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LO
2008-03-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2
2008-03-26HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 3rd ROOM FR
2008-03-20Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-03-17Deed — from WILLIAMS, RICHARD to AGARD, RICHARDEEN L; WILLIAMS, RICHARD; GARCIA, JANICE
2008-02-22City emergency repair (HWO): local law #1 violation : as per attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as per new york city admini
2008-01-24City emergency repair (HWO): (apt. #3) remove, supply and install 6 window guards at livingroom and bedrooms. provide 2 window guards at the bathroom
2008-01-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2008-01-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-12-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-05HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2004-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2004-11-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-11-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2004-11-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2004-11-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2004-11-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-11-10Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-11-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2004-09-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2004-03-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-03-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-03-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003
2003-04-04Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-04-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-04-04Tenant complaint: NONCONST — ODOR
2003-04-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-04-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-01-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
1999
1999-01-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1984
1984-03-29VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1983
1983-07-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1975
1975-09-10Deed — from BERTRAN CELIA; BERTRAN RAUL to WILLIAMS RICHARD
1975-09-10Mortgage — from WILLIAMS RICHARD to BERTRAN CELIA; BERTRAN RAUL
1971
1971-11-05Deed — from ENGEL HENRIETTA; ENGEL JACOB to BERTRAN CELIA; BERTRAN RAUL

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