36 Crooke Avenue, Brooklyn

Pre-war Flatbush rental where active class C violations and local air quality signals warrant direct questions before signing.

71-unit 1929 pre-war rental near Prospect Park, operated under head officer Michael Niamonitakis following a $7.4M entity sale in February 2022. Three things to know:

Three class C hazardous violations remain open against the building. The building carries six open housing-code citations, including three class C immediately hazardous items. These involve a lead-based paint hazard order, a broken door glass panel, and past hot water outages reported in unit B6.

Surrounding blocks carry recurring indoor air quality and fume reports. 5 indoor air quality complaints were filed within three blocks of the building over the last year, with the most recent logged on September 16, 2026. Because air currents, fumes, and smells travel through shared utility risers, unit proximity matters.

Heavy banging and residential noise calls dominate the surrounding blocks. 591 residential noise complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, with 495 explicitly tagged for heavy pounding and banging—pointing to significant structural sound transfer in nearby buildings.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 267 illegal parking calls within three blocks over the last year, mostly posted sign violations and blocked hydrants
• 221 unsanitary condition reports logged across three blocks, driven by pest and garbage storage complaints
• 18 encampment calls recorded within three blocks over the past 12 months

36 Crooke Avenue is a 71-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3050600027). This building is associated with Hios 36 4f LLC. Brix tracks 9 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1929, this elevator apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 70 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Unsanitary Condition: 20 complaints
• Heat/hot Water: 13 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 8 complaints
• Water Leak: 8 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 19, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES AT LOWER SASH WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY,
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT ENTRANCE TO APARTMENT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
• § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR GLASS PANEL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT B6, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM S

The building last changed hands on February 28, 2022 for $7,400,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 40/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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