836 Crown Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01420-0024BIN 3038310

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0161 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 58 apartments
0240 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 56 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 58 apartments.

2018 — 56 units registered2023 — 56

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

136

Open now

1403

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E7Issued 2026-10-14

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT E7, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E7Issued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT E7, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E7Issued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT E7, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-04

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

451

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition86

Paint/Plaster79

Heat/Hot Water67

Water Leak48

Plumbing47

Door/Window34

Flooring/Stairs28

Electric26

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

629

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential283

Street/Sidewalk197

Commercial95

Vehicle33

Unspecified21

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

340

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony116

Misdemeanor160

Violation64

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2022-08-24Apt F1residential

2020-02-13Apt C-7residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-07-01

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-03-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-07-30

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-02-29

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

836 CROWN STREET LLC

Head officer

HOWARD MANDEL

Managing agent

howard MANDEL

5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,875

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 12026-09-10$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 22026-08-04$625 due

ConstructionClass 12016-04-18$1,600 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1995-04-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-02-03 · $1,500,000

Mortgage2021-02-03$1,500,000

borrower 836 CROWN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · lender ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC

Mortgage2015-12-15$1,400,000

borrower 836 CROWN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2007-11-01$466,720.82

borrower 836 CROWN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK, SOVEREIGN BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER

Mortgage2005-12-29$1,100,000

borrower 836 CROWN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-01-15$459,300.57

borrower 836 CROWN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale