425 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 109 HPD housing violations, 41 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 43.8. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Encampment (2) · Food Establishment (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1988) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC |
| Head officer | rene rivera |
| Managing agent | rene rivera |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,405,600 | $632,520 |
| 2026 | $1,687,000 | $759,150 |
| 2027 | $1,823,000 | $820,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Necessity | Coffee/Tea | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Park Pl — S · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Classon Av — B65 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Classon Ave & St Marks Ave · 200 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.
679 Classon Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,408,007 on 2017-06-09 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | Agreement $3,175,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $3,175,000 | |
| 2017-06-09 | Agreement $3,175,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $3,175,000 | |
| 2017-06-09 | Mortgage $1,408,007 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,408,007 | |
| 2012-09-19 | AL&R $1,950,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,950,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,100,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Agreement $1,950,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,950,000 | |
| 2011-09-13 | Agreement $850,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVENUE LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP | $850,000 | |
| 2011-09-13 | AL&R $850,000 — from 679 681 CLASSON AVE LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP | $850,000 | |
| 2011-08-25 | Deed $1,305,000 — from FRANCOIS, YVES to 679-681 CLASSON AVE LLC | $1,305,000 | |
| 2004-05-14 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from FRANCOIS, YVES C to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2002-04-11 | Mortgage $345,000 — from FRANCOIS, YVES C to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $345,000 | |
| 1991-02-07 | Mortgage $6,400 — from WOODS, ANA H to OXFORD CREDIT CORP | $6,400 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Every one of the 425 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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