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605 Carlton Avenue

253Records
14City systems
2Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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253 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 153 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)NHK REALTY, INC.
BBL3011510008
BIN3028392, 3345903

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-20.

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

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (29) · Noise (24) · Dirty Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Graffiti (3).

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)
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)NHK REALTY INC
Head officerRAYMOND SO
Managing agentKELLEN KOON
Last registered2024-09-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,355,600 $1,060,020
2026$2,827,000 $1,272,150
2027$2,773,000 $1,247,850

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gertrude'sAmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints 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.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Carlton Av — B65 · 450 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Carlton Ave · 650 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

605 Carlton 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

85 311 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: $821,636 on 2019-10-04 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-30Deed $4,200,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to NHK REALTY, INC. $4,200,000
2022-06-16Sold for $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $1,400,000
2019-10-04AL&R $2,075,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $2,075,000
2019-10-04Agreement $2,075,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $2,075,000
2019-10-04Mortgage $821,636 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $821,636
2014-03-13Mortgage $801,585 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $801,585
2014-03-13Agreement $1,400,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,400,000
2004-10-25AL&R $750,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $750,000
2004-10-25Mortgage $750,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $750,000
2004-10-25Deed $1,200,000 — from SCHWARTZ, GEORGE to ST. MARKS REALTY PARTNERS, LLC $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704015
201805027
201902417
202006017
20210100212
20220114217
20232190122
20240340135
20251330135
20260230124
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 177Ownership & money 20Health & systems 25

Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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