373 96 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06117-0036BIN 3155607

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0121 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 37 apartments
0213 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
047 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 36 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 37 apartments.

2018 — 36 units registered2023 — 36

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

486

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 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 LATCHSET ASSEMBLY OF THE DOOR HANDLE AT EAST ENTRANCE TO VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-01

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OPEN DUMBWAITER CLOSET CAPABLE OF FALL HAZARD AT THE ROOF

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-24

§ 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 SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-02-20RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT FIRE DOOR AT EAST LEADING TO THE COURT YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

171

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition36

Door/Window21

Plumbing21

Paint/Plaster20

Heat/Hot Water19

Water Leak16

General14

Electric10

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

419

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential185

Commercial151

Unspecified50

Street/Sidewalk23

Vehicle8

House of Worship1

Helicopter1

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

208

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony45

Misdemeanor114

Violation49

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 6 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2022-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2018-03-21

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-29Apt A6residential

2024-09-30Apt A12residential

2017-07-20Apt -commercial

2017-06-30Apt A18residential

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 2022-10-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-10-19

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-01-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-12-21

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

MITCHELL SHPELFOGEL

Managing agent

MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC

4 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.

ConstructionClass 12017-12-22$2,400 penalty

ConstructionClass 12017-12-22$1,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12017-11-15$1,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12017-11-15$2,400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-02-01 · $7,300,000

Most recent mortgage2016-12-22 · $1,679,999.96

Mortgage2016-12-22$1,679,999.96

borrower MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK

Mortgage2013-06-21$1,566,990.26

borrower MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Sale2011-02-01$7,300,000

STATH REALTY CORP → MR REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC

Mortgage2011-02-01$5,475,000

borrower MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2007-10-04$10,000

borrower GRAMMATIKOPOULOS, MELISSA · lender DEPRADO, BETH, MATOVICK, JOSEPH

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