What the record shows

Where the buildings are 6 of the 7 buildings with a current record — 86% — are in Brooklyn, with the rest spread across one other borough. Queens accounts for 1.

How the violations are distributed Open violations are not spread evenly across these buildings. 1065 Nostrand Avenue alone carries 4 of them — 40% of everything open across the buildings with a current record — and two buildings hold half of the total. Behind it sit 1875 Coney Island Avenue with 2 and 1861 Coney Island Avenue with 2.

Violations per apartment Across 30 apartments the portfolio runs 0.33 open violations per unit. one building averages at least one open violation for every apartment in it.

The split inside the portfolio 3 of the 7 buildings with a current record have nothing open against them today, while 4 do. Portfolio-level averages hide that split, which is why the list is worth reading one row at a time.

Age of the stock The median building here went up in 1915, and 6 of 7 predate 1960. Pre-1960 buildings carry lead-paint and window-guard obligations that newer stock does not, which shapes what turns up in an inspection.

How long things stay open The longest-standing open item in the portfolio is at 1065 Nostrand Avenue and has been open 3.6 years. An old open violation is not a paperwork lag — it is a condition the city recorded and has not been shown to be corrected.

What has moved in the last two years 14 violations were written against these buildings in the last 24 months. 12 of them — 86% — have since been cleared, and 2 are still open. That ratio moves between city sweeps, which is why a standing total on its own says less than it looks like it does.

Brix tracks 7 NYC buildings linked to Michael Chan, including 36 Highlawn Avenue in Brooklyn.

Michael Chan

NYC landlord portfolio: 7 buildings we track, with violations, complaints and repair history for each.

Adding violation and complaint figures…