157 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Noise (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$63,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1871) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,777,200 | $799,740 |
| 2026 | $2,133,000 | $959,850 |
| 2027 | $2,560,000 | $1,152,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Restaurant | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | 7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Saint Marks Av — B69 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Prospect Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 300 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.
627 Vanderbilt 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 |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $75,000 on 1989-11-17 (lender: 627 Vanderbilt Av Asoc), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-11-17 | Mortgage $75,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC; BETANCOURT, JEFFREY to 627 VANDERBILT AV ASOC | $75,000 | |
| 1987-02-25 | Mortgage $185,000 — from VANERCORP REALTY INC to DIME SAVS BK OF WMSBURGH | $185,000 | |
| 1984-12-20 | Mortgage $30,000 — from VANDERCORP RLTY INC to C M B REALTY CO/DBA; JONES, CHARLES H; QUICK, BILL; MUHAMMD, MARSHALL J | $30,000 | |
| 1984-12-20 | Mortgage $70,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to E.R.E. INC | $70,000 | |
| 1984-03-07 | Mortgage $16,114 — from QUICK, BILL; JONES, CHARLES H; MUHAMMAD, MARSHALL J to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBNK | $16,114 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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