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634 Classon Avenue

493Records
17City systems
7Open violations
73.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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493 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 275 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC.,
BBL3011410043
BIN3027990

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 73.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’25–26
8
’26–27

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (22) · Blocked Driveway (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (4) · Snow or Ice (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC
Head officerMATTHEW KELLER
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,553,000 $1,148,850
2026$2,042,000 $918,900
2027$1,867,000 $840,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayPark Pl — S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Bergen St — B48 · 150 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Classon Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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

634 Classon Avenue

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

60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2700 Bronx Park East BX716 D
2800 Bronx Park East BX680 D
81-10 135 Street QN189 D
222 Lenox Road BK160 D
80-08 135 Street QN139 D
2400 Nostrand Avenue BK133 D
225 Parkside Avenue BK126 F
18-70 Troutman Street QN125 C
996 Ocean Parkway BK119 D
68-64 Yellowstone Blvd QN112 B
470 Ocean Avenue BK110 F
815 Gravesend Neck Road BK100 C
176 Clarkson Avenue BK91 C
459 Schenectady Avenue BK89 C
330 East 19 Street BK85 C
240 East 18 Street BK83 D
187-04 120 Avenue QN77 A
1296 Pacific Street BK76 D
2102 Beverley Road BK75 C
1554 Ocean Avenue BK73 B
85 Clarkson Avenue BK71 D
991 Carroll Street BK70 F
426 East 22 Street BK66 D
1280 Ocean Avenue BK66 C
405 East 16 Street BK62 D
681 Ocean Avenue BK60 D
115 East 21 Street BK59 D
916 Carroll Street BK58 C
926 Carroll Street BK58 B
303 West 154 Street MN54 C
794 Madison Avenue MN53 B
988 Montgomery Street BK53 C
419 Vanderbilt Avenue BK49 B
706 Lefferts Avenue BK49 C
40 Argyle Road BK49 C
529 East 22 Street BK48 C
1362 Ocean Avenue BK48 F
246 Bradhurst Avenue MN47 C
1535 Ocean Avenue BK44 D
1820 Cortelyou Road BK42 C
2513 Newkirk Avenue BK42 C
3301 Farragut Road BK42 B
1171 President Street BK40 D
915 Washington Avenue BK37 B
1060 Union Street BK35 D
242 Bradhurst Avenue MN35 B
186-08 120 Road QN34 A
121-30 Farmers Boulevard QN34 A
619 Rugby Road BK32 D
28 Argyle Road BK31 B
1617 President Street BK28 D
223 West 109 Street MN25 C
211 West 109 Street MN25 C
206 West 109 Street MN25 C
307 12 Street BK25 D
233 West 109 Street MN25 C
416 West 23 Street MN24 B
2232 Adam C Powell Blvd MN24 F
1038 Union Street BK23 C
367 Edgecombe Avenue MN23 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,300,000 on 2021-11-12 (lender: Sterling National Bank), covering 14 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-09Agreement $91,230,000 — from BRIARWOOD AFFORDABLE LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; HP BRIARWOOD HOUSING D to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $91,230,000
2021-11-12AL&R $21,000,000 — from HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $21,000,000
2021-11-12Agreement $21,000,000 — from PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $21,000,000
2021-11-12Mortgage $3,300,000 — from PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,300,000
2021-07-27Mortgage $798,802 — from PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to ROCKROSE LLC $798,802
2021-07-27Deed $22,072,796 — from 1020 PACIFIC LLC; 667 CLASSON LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 649-651 CLASSON LLC; 818 BERGEN LLC; 6 to PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, $22,072,796
2021-07-27Agreement $17,700,000 — from PROSPECT AFFORDABLE PACKAGE LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to ROCKROSE LLC $17,700,000
2021-06-24Sold for $22,072,796 $22,072,796 $3,678,799
2016-12-05AL&R $18,500,000 — from 663 CLASSON LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 489 ST MARKS LLC; 818 BERGEN LLC; 808 BERGEN LLC; 667 CL to COSTOMERS BANK $18,500,000
2016-12-05Agreement $18,500,000 — from 1020 PACIFIC LLC; 592 FRANKLIN LLC; 667 CLASSON LLC; 483 ST MARKS LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 48 to COSTOMERS BANK $18,500,000
2016-12-05Mortgage $8,833,842 — from 649-651 CLASSON LLC; 489 ST MARKS LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 515 ST MARKS LLC; 818 BERGEN LLC; to COSTOMERS BANK $8,833,842
2014-05-06AL&R $10,200,000 — from 808 BERGEN LLC; 592 FRANKLIN LLC; 489 ST MARKS LLC; 872 BERGEN LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 1063 to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,200,000
2014-05-06Agreement $10,200,000 — from 1063 PACIFIC LLC; 667 CLASSON LLC; 643 FRANKLIN LLC; 489 ST MARKS LLC; 663 CLASSON LLC; 81 to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,200,000
2014-05-06Deed $16,000,000 — from CLASSON VILLAGE, L.P to 872 BERGEN LLC; 643 FRANKLIN LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 483 ST MARKS LLC; 818 BERGEN LLC; 1063 $16,000,000
2014-05-06Mortgage $3,300,000 — from 872 BERGEN LLC; 663 CLASSON LLC; 643 FRANKLIN LLC; 634 CLASSON LLC; 818 BERGEN LLC; 483 ST to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711260129
20180110201104
201900220123
202000100111
2021071621145
202204181124
2023012391254
202401273233
202502222430
202603290133
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 361Ownership & money 62Health & systems 15

Every one of the 493 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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