96 Martense Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05090-0013BIN 3116888

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
021 open HPD 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 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

129

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 A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2022-09-06

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WOOD PANELING AT ALL WALLS IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd 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 Water11

Unsanitary Condition9

Water Leak8

Electric6

Door/Window6

Plumbing4

General4

Paint/Plaster3

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

771

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential527

Street/Sidewalk118

Unspecified68

Commercial31

Vehicle20

House of Worship7

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

338

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony111

Misdemeanor147

Violation80

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 5 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 · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

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 2010-12-10

Access Warrant - lead

CLOSEDOpened 2010-07-02

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2010-03-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2009-10-01

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

96 MARTENSE LLC

Head officer

ARON SCHWARTZ

Managing agent

96 MARTENSE LLC

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

3233 FULTON STREETBROOKLYN

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 sale2011-06-22 · $50,000

Most recent mortgage2016-04-22 · $1,400,000

Mortgage2016-04-22$1,400,000

borrower 96 MARTENSE LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-04-19$717,747.96

borrower 96 MARTENSE LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-02-06$710,000

borrower 96 MARTENSE LLC · lender SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK

Sale2011-06-22$50,000

IGOU M ALLBRAY, ESQ, AS REFEREE → 96 MARTENSE LLC

Sale2006-03-10no recorded price

CHERUBIN, SERGE, CHERUBIN, YADLYND → CHERUBIN, ANNA, CHERUBIN, SERGE

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