935 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 353 HPD complaints, 316 311 service requests, 183 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 26.9. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1988-04-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Rodent (3) · Noise (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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 owner(s) | 686 SACKETT ASSOC A LLC AND 686 |
| Head officer | JUDITH GOLOWA |
| Managing agent | GOLOWA GROUP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,769,600 | $1,246,320 |
| 2026 | $3,324,000 | $1,495,800 |
| 2027 | $2,832,000 | $1,274,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Union St — R · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Union St — B63 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Union St & 4 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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.
686 Sackett 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 GOLOWA GROUP — 9 buildings, 85 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350 7 Street | BK | 27 | B |
| 24 3 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 26 3 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 682 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 686 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 15 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 384 12 Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 355 21 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 809 Classon Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $906,289 on 2016-01-28 (lender: Flushing Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-28 | Mortgage $906,289 — from 682 SACKETT ASSOCIATES B LLC; 682 SACKETT ASSOCIATES A LLC; 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES B LLC; to FLUSHING BANK | $906,289 | |
| 2016-01-28 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 682 SACKETT ASSOCIATES A LLC; 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES B LLC; 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES A LLC; to FLUSHING BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2016-01-28 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES A LLC; 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES B LLC; 682 SACKETT ASSOCIATES A LLC; to FLUSHING BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2002-10-24 | Mortgage $324,000 — from 682 SOCKETT ASSOCIATION LLC; 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $324,000 | |
| 1985-12-05 | Mortgage $87,500 — from 686 SACKETT ASSOCIATES to 176 UNION ST RLTY CORP | $87,500 | |
| 1985-11-15 | Mortgage $100,000 — from ROTTENSTEIN, LILLIAN; ROTTENSTEIN, BENJAMIN; GOLOWA, JUDITH; GOLOWA, AZRIEL to SILVER, ARTHUR | $100,000 | |
| 1982-05-13 | Mortgage $75,000 — from 176 UNION STREET RLTY CP to CALORIE REALTY CORP | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 61 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 35 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Every one of the 935 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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