631 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 HPD complaints, 180 HPD housing violations, 140 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 262.7. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 79 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2006-05-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
$62,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 685 Mk Realty Group LLC |
| Head officer | Ian Lagowitz |
| Managing agent | ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $701,000 | $315,450 |
| 2026 | $726,000 | $326,700 |
| 2027 | $871,000 | $391,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 233 St — 2 5 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 233 St / White Plains Rd — Bx31 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez Middle: 287, 370. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
685 East 234 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 580 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 92 | B |
| 736 Riverside Drive | MN | 60 | D |
| 2363 7 Avenue | MN | 46 | C |
| 245 Sullivan Place | BK | 40 | C |
| 3820 Broadway | MN | 37 | A |
| 106 Convent Avenue | MN | 34 | A |
| 3750 Broadway | MN | 34 | C |
| 3760 Broadway | MN | 32 | B |
| 510 West 134 Street | MN | 32 | C |
| 3336 Perry Avenue | BX | 27 | D |
| 605 West 141 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 535 West 155 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 521 West 180 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 539 West 155 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 320 East 126 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 513 West 134 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 145 West 138 Street | MN | 13 | C |
| 145 Allen Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 419 East 114 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 247 New York Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 212 Hull Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 214 Hull Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 683 East 234 Street | BX | 6 | D |
| 60 West 130 Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 685 East 234 Street | BX | 6 | C |
| 22 East 130 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 20 East 130 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 2056 Madison Avenue | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,251,000 on 2017-12-11 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-11 | Mortgage $1,251,000 — from 683 E 234TH HOLDINGS LLC; 685 MK REALTY GROUP LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,251,000 | |
| 2016-01-14 | Deed $640,000 — from VERAPEN, KENNARD; VERAPEN, TAJMATIE to 685 MK REALTY GROUP LLC | $640,000 | |
| 2004-05-20 | Deed $460,000 — from SINGH, NANKEWAR to VERAPEN, KENNARD; VERAPEN, TAJMATIE | $460,000 | |
| 2004-05-20 | Mortgage $240,000 — from VERAPEN, TAJMATIE; VERAPEN, KENNARD to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $240,000 | |
| 2004-05-20 | AL&R $240,000 — from VERAPEN, KENNARD; VERAPEN, TAJMATIE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $240,000 | |
| 1996-03-13 | Mortgage $210,000 — from PASSRAM, PANCHWATTIE; SINGH, NANKEWAR to SURUJDYAL, SOOKRANI; SURUJDYAL, MAHASE | $210,000 | |
| 1986-10-24 | Mortgage $200,000 — from SEEGOLAM, TARAH; SEEGOLAM, KUORLALL to MATHURA, ESTHER; MATHURA, BOYLE | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 106 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 101 |
| 2019 | 0 | 17 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 115 |
| 2020 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2021 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 631 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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