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653 Classon Avenue

120Records
9City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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120 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)636 CLASSON ASSOC LP
BBL3011420007
BIN3028014

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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 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Sidewalk Condition (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

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)636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerLAURIE KEFALIDIS
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,962,400 $883,080
2026$1,623,000 $730,350
2027$1,942,000 $873,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% 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.

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-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: Dean St / Classon Av — B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Classon Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

653 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2018-05-17 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 5 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
2018-05-17Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES; 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000
1991-09-17Mortgage $1,579,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP $1,579,000
1991-09-17Mortgage $768,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/ CP $768,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20182237
20194138
20203025
20212024
2022170522
202360410
202462311
20256039
20261034
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 23Health & systems 30

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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