271 Malcolm X Boulevard

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01672-0006BIN 3046890

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building18 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-09-19

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-09-21RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING LOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT INSTALLED AT BULKHEAD DOOR TO THE ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-03-03

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4RIssued 2020-11-235+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL TILES AT FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water6

Door/Window2

Plumbing2

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-03-01 · closed

PlumbingBasin/Sink2023-10-18 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-10-18 · closed

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

396

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential170

Street/Sidewalk106

Commercial72

Unspecified31

Vehicle17

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

182

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony71

Misdemeanor86

Violation25

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 7 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

ACTIVE · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2022-06-28

ERECT APPROXIMATELY 35 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED ON FRONT FACADE TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND PROPERTY

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2020-01-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-11-26

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2017-03-01

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

271 MALCOLM X BLVD LLC

Head officer

ALBERT DWECK

Managing agent

AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC

18 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

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-12-08 · $2,300,000

Most recent mortgage2019-04-30 · $656,348.46

Mortgage2019-04-30$656,348.46

borrower 271 MALCOLM X BLVD LLC · lender ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC

Sale2016-12-08$2,300,000

JO-ASH REALTY CORP. → 271 MALCOLM X BLVD LLC

Mortgage2016-12-08$1,600,000

borrower 271 MALCOLM X BLVD LLC · lender LAKELAND BANK

Mortgage2014-11-13$75,037.73

borrower JO-ASH REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-11-13$500,000

borrower JO-ASH REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale