226 East 38 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3048740029 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 9 |
| 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 meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | CALIBER HOME LOANS; JUDE BRUTUS |
| Managing agent | M&M MORTGAGE SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2018-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $583,000 | $34,980 |
| 2026 | $673,000 | $40,380 |
| 2027 | $827,000 | $49,620 |
The city's market estimate has risen 42% 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 | Church Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 39 St — B35 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 38 St & Church Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
226 East 38 Street
| 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 |
6 311 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.
Managed by M & M MORTGAGE SERVICES — 32 buildings, 43 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B1 · C12 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 Van Buren Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 1035 Hollywood Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
| 538 Beach 69 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 2116 Davidson Avenue | BX | 2 | A |
| 345 Beach Avenue | SI | 2 | A |
| 283 East 169 Street | BX | 2 | D |
| 4142 Digney Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 2140 Hughes Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
| 71-03 52 Avenue | QN | 2 | C |
| 104-03 196 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 2139 Prospect Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 86 Russek Drive | SI | 2 | D |
| 1550 St Marks Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 228 67 Street | BK | 1 | D |
| 16 West 11 Road | QN | 1 | D |
| 97 Beacon Avenue | SI | 1 | A |
| 4818 Clarendon Road | BK | 1 | C |
| 44 Van Der Linn Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 17 Ellington Street | SI | 1 | A |
| 1255 Albany Avenue | BK | 1 | B |
| 226 East 38 Street | BK | 1 | C |
| 3473 Mickle Avenue | BX | 1 | C |
| 145-49 115 Avenue | QN | 1 | D |
| 107-27 109 Street | QN | 1 | A |
| 74 St Josephs Avenue | SI | 1 | C |
| 1978 East 22 Street | BK | 1 | C |
| 1121 East 87 Street | BK | 1 | A |
| 674 East 22 Street | BK | 1 | C |
| 752 Tompkins Avenue | SI | 1 | C |
| 1119 Edison Avenue | BX | 0 | — |
| 2031840035 | — | — | |
| 1745 Topping Avenue | BX | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $440,000 on 2021-11-30 (lender: Caliber Home Loans INC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | Mortgage $440,000 — from KASHEM, ABUL; TAHER, MOHAMMAD A; MOMTAZ, ROMANA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CALIBER HOME LOANS INC | $440,000 | |
| 2021-11-30 | Deed $550,000 — from BRUTUS, CHANTAL; BRUTUS, CLAUDELLE; BRUTUS, ELSIE; BRUTUS, EUNEL; BRUTUS-GEORGE, IVROSE to MOMTAZ, ROMANA; KASHEM, ABUL; TAHER, MOHAMMAD A | $550,000 | |
| 2021-10-21 | Sold for $550,000 | $550,000 | $550,000 |
| 1989-12-13 | Mortgage $133,600 — from BRUTUS, JUDE; BRUTUS, INOVIA to CITIBANK NA | $133,600 | |
| 1987-05-15 | Mortgage $70,000 — from GEEDER, JOHN A; GEEDER, VELIA to DALE MTGE BANKERS CORP | $70,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | 311: Blocked Driveway — No Access | |
| 2025-11-24 | HPD 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 |