Brownsville Ascend Middle School
Brownsville, Brooklyn
Parcel ID (BBL): 3034920001
Owner: Shulem Herman
Debt: September 29, 2025, $49 million
Built: 1930
Renovated: 2010
SF: 129,654
Dwelling units: 0
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Miscellaneous (W9)
Floors: 6
Legacy BBLs: 3034920001
Transactions:
• Shulem Herman borrowed $49 million from Customers Bank for 1501 Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn on September 29, 2025.
• Ascend Charter Schools borrowed $22.5 million from Equitable Facilities Fund for 1501 Pitkin Avenue, 1886 Nostrand Avenue, 870 Albany Avenue, 744 East 87th Street, 260 Shepherd Avenue, and others, Brownsville, Brooklyn on July 24, 2024.
• Shulem Herman borrowed $50 million from Signature Bank for 1501 Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn on November 15, 2022.
• Shulem Herman borrowed $6 million from Signature Bank for 1501 Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn on January 12, 2022.
Development:
• Boruch Weinreb filed plans for alteration in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on August 11, 2025.
• Shulem Herman filed plans for alteration in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on October 12, 2024.
• Issac Adler filed plans for alteration in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on October 10, 2024.
• Shulem Herman filed plans for alteration in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on September 11, 2024.
• Ruhi Allushi filed plans for alteration in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on February 07, 2024.
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received one DOB violation and $2,425 in OATH penalties in the last year.