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621 Vanderbilt Avenue

223Records
11City systems
0Open violations
722.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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223 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD housing violations, 71 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1898
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)621 VANDERBILT LLC
BBL3011450002
BIN3028189

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 722.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$572,410 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1898)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)621 Vanderbilt LLC
Head officeralon ashourzadeh
Managing agent621 Vanderbilt LLC
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,597,200 $718,740
2026$1,703,000 $766,350
2027$1,928,000 $867,600

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

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

Subway7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Saint Marks Av — B69 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

621 Vanderbilt 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

23 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,050,000 on 2024-05-23 (lender: Hakimian Partners LLC and Hakkimian Partners LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-17M&CON $3,385,000 — from 621 VANDERBILT LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,385,000
2025-04-17AL&R $3,385,000 — from 621 VANDERBILT LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,385,000
2024-05-31AL&R $3,050,000 — from 621 VANDERBILT LLC to HAKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC $3,050,000
2024-05-23Deed $2,600,000 — from PARKER, JAMES; PARKER, CARNELL; PARKER, VELMA to 621 VANDERBILT LLC $2,600,000
2024-05-23Mortgage $3,050,000 — from 621 VANDERBILT LLC; 621 VANDERBILT LLC to HAKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC; HAKKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC $3,050,000
2024-05-23Mortgage $3,050,000 — from 621 VANDERBILT LLC; 621 VANDERBILT LLC to HAKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC; HAKKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC $3,050,000
2024-05-13Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $650,000
2007-11-27Mortgage $225,000 — from PARKER, VELMA; PARKER, JAMES to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
2018002024
2019004026
202000170017
2021009009
202200140014
202300201627
202494615180
20250174113
20260090110
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 29Health & systems 15

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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