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643 Vanderbilt Avenue

169Records
8City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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169 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1916
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC
BBL3011520002
BIN3028477

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$326,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1916)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,151,000 $189,060
2026$3,384,000 $203,040
2027$3,403,000 $204,180

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BanhmigosSandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · 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.

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Prospect Pl — B69 · 50 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & 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

643 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

7 311 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: $113,981 on 2013-06-07 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-06-07AL&R $499,500 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $499,500
2013-06-07Agreement $499,500 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $499,500
2013-06-07Mortgage $113,982 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $113,982
2008-04-17AL&R $500,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK $500,000
2008-04-17Agreement $500,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK $500,000
2008-04-17Mortgage $409,622 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK $409,622
2002-12-11Mortgage $49,029 — from MCLEAN, RONALD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $49,029
1998-10-30Mortgage $92,408 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $92,408
1994-10-31Mortgage $220,000 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP; 118 UNDERHILL AVE CORP; ARTEAGA INC; MCLAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK, NA $220,000
1993-03-05Mortgage $31,636 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to CITIBANK NA $31,636
1987-03-23Mortgage $200,000 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK/W'BURG $200,000
1986-10-06Mortgage $130,000 — from 167 PARK PL CORP to EQUITABLE RLTY SERVCP $130,000
1986-10-06Mortgage $44,700 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to TABMAN, FRANK $44,700

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201800101
201900707
202012508
20217012019
20220040040
20234121127
202421249
202520125
202600336
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 100Ownership & money 38Health & systems 11

Every one of the 169 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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