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668 56 Street

113Records
11City systems
5Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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113 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 311 service requests, 12 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built2005
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3008417501
BIN3015461

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Fireworks (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)668 56TH STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerKENNY WU
Managing agentRITZ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$201,566 $90,705
2026$131,775 $59,299
2027$158,104 $71,147

The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — N R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 7 Av — B9 · 950 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 503: The School of Discovery
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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.

Report a problem to 311

668 56 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RITZ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4721 8 Avenue BK18 A
1430 West 4th Street BK10 A
1549 West 3 Street BK10 A
673 56 Street BK8 C
821 53 Street BK8 C
668 56 Street BK6 A
1462 66 Street BK6 A
530 Ovington Avenue BK6 C
884 5 Avenue BK6 A
4823 8 Avenue BK4 C
560 46 Street BK4 C
469 59 Street BK3 B
642 56 Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-24Mortgage $257,500 — from LIN, GUO CHUN; ZHANG, XIAO HENG to METRO CITY BANK $257,500
2025-06-12Deed $515,000 — from HUANG, XIAOJIAN; LIN, QUN PING to ZHANG, XIAO HENG; LIN, GUO CHUN $515,000
2021-09-16Deed $740,000 — from CHOI, PO LEE; HO, CLAUDIA YAN LING to JIANG, YANYUN $740,000
2021-09-16Mortgage $444,000 — from JIANG, YANYUN to CATHAY BANK $444,000
2021-08-30Sold for $740,000 $740,000 $123,333
2017-03-29Deed $655,000 — from HUANG, JIAN HUA; CHAN, LAU MEI to HO, CLAUDIA YAN LING; CHOI, PO LEE $655,000
2017-03-17Sold for $655,000 $655,000 $109,167
2014-01-30Deed $468,975 — from NEW WAH ZEN LLC to CHEN, YANCHUN; YANG, ZHENXUN $468,975
2014-01-30Mortgage $320,000 — from YANG, ZHENXUN; CHEN, YANCHUN to CATHAY BANK $320,000
2014-01-23Mortgage $171,500 — from CHEN, PING to CATHAY BANK $171,500
2014-01-21Deed $290,000 — from NG, LING LEE to CHEN, PING $290,000
2014-01-07Deed $238,290 — from NEW WAH ZEN LLC to LIAO, HONG ZHI; OUYANG, MEI RU $238,290
2013-12-19Mortgage $100,000 — from OUYANG, MEI RU; LIAO, HONG ZHI to NEW WAH ZEN LLC $100,000
2013-05-09Mortgage $140,000 — from LIN, QUN PING; HUANG, XIAOJIAN to NEW WAH ZEN LLC $140,000
2013-05-09Deed $238,290 — from NEW WAH ZEN LLC to LIN, QUN PING; HUANG, XIAOJIAN $238,290

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017358
2018101
2019000
2020707
2021347
2022303
2023303
2024202
2025156
2026202
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 31Ownership & money 57

Every one of the 113 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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