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660 Washington Avenue

839Records
17City systems
27Open violations
88.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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839 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 378 311 service requests, 185 HPD complaints, 159 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1885
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassCB
Owner (PLUTO)VERA CLARKE
BBL3011460023
BIN3028224, 3341614

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 88.2. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations27 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1994-06-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (65) · Illegal Parking (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Litter Basket Request (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Construction Lead Dust (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,500 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 (1885)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)COLIN CLARKE; VERA D CLARKE
Managing agentVERA D CLARKE
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$962,000 $432,900
2026$936,000 $421,200
2027$1,060,000 $477,000

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Finn's CornerAmericanAMice evidence
The Bakery On BergenBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Bergen St — B45 · 100 ft
Citi BikeGrand Ave & Bergen St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

660 Washington 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

106 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2006-01-10 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-01-10Mortgage $450,000 — from CLARKE, COLIN; CLARKE, VERA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $450,000
2005-11-25Deed $350,000 — from PIERRE, FRANTZ EVEN; CLARKE, COLIN; CLARKE, VERA; PIERRE, FRANTZ to CLARKE, COLIN; CLARKE, VERA $350,000
1991-02-01Mortgage $80,000 — from PIERRE, FRANTZ to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $80,000
1988-09-29Mortgage $25,000 — from PIERRE, FRANTZ to IOSSA, JOSEPH $25,000
1987-09-17Mortgage $28,000 — from PIERRE, FRANTZ to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $28,000
1986-04-15Mortgage $28,000 — from PIERRE, FRANTZ to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $28,000
1982-12-30Mortgage $5,000 — from PIERRE, FRANTZ to TAYLOR, ERNEST JR $5,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170125026
20180093194
20190229031
20200275279
20210026127
20221061163
2023121134120
20240174580
20250027532
20260032436
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 753Ownership & money 26Health & systems 33

Every one of the 839 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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