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609 Vanderbilt Avenue

97Records
11City systems
1Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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97 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1882
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)WINDSOR 609 HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3011450009
BIN3028196

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-19.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1882)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)WINDSOR 609 HOLDINGS LLc
Head officerRONALD MCLAREN
Managing agentPLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,279,200 $575,640
2026$1,535,000 $690,750
2027$1,842,000 $828,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gran Caffe De MartiniCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Bergen St — B69 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 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

609 Vanderbilt Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 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 PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
168 Prospect Place BK5 A
609 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2005-11-03 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-11-03Mortgage $450,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $450,000
1990-04-06Mortgage $36,856 — from MC LAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK NA $36,856
1988-02-18Mortgage $250,000 — from 609 VANDERBILT AVE CORP to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $250,000
1987-03-18Mortgage $30,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to PANKIN, SAMUEL $30,000
1987-03-09Mortgage $70,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to ARNO MANAGEMENT CORP $70,000
1986-03-24Mortgage $19,500 — from FONSECA, J.ANTONIO; FONSECA, GILBERTINAA to CACACE, ANNA $19,500

Ten-year activity

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2023
8
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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173014
20180022
20193025
20203025
20215005
20223003
20231023
20244228
20255038
20266028
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 28Health & systems 16

Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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