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688 Washington Avenue

143Records
13City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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143 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 311 service requests, 16 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC
BBL3011530032
BIN3028559

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Establishment (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$123,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1900)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Head officerMANSOUR Farhadian
Managing agentJONATHAN Farhadian
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,755,000 $105,300
2026$2,222,000 $133,320
2027$2,745,000 $164,700

The city's market estimate has risen 56% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sit & WonderCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Food Worker Hygiene, 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.

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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Park Pl — S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGrand Ave & Bergen St · 500 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

688 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

11 311 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: $900,000 on 2019-11-14 (lender: Country Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-25CERR $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK $750,000
2025-06-25Agreement $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK $750,000
2025-06-25AL&R $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK $750,000
2025-06-25Deed $2,360,000 — from SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC to ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC $2,360,000
2025-05-29Sold for $2,360,000 $2,360,000 $1,180,000
2019-11-14Agreement $2,100,000 — from SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $2,100,000
2019-11-14Mortgage $900,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC; SHEINA RACHEL LLC to COUNTRY BANK $900,000
2019-11-14AL&R $2,100,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC; SHEINA RACHEL LLC to COUNTRY BANK $2,100,000
2016-08-19Mortgage $579,063 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $579,063
2016-08-19Agreement $1,200,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,200,000
2016-08-19AL&R $1,200,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,200,000
2016-08-12Deed $1,610,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY, LLC to 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC $1,610,000
2016-07-28Sold for $1,610,000 $1,610,000 $805,000
2014-02-27AL&R $650,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $650,000
2014-02-27Mortgage $650,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $650,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
29
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203005
20181390013
201971165029
2020004004
2021103004
2022001001
2023201025
2024007029
20250218213
2026005027
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 39Health & systems 8

Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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