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626 Grand Avenue

114Records
10City systems
21Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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114 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 HPD housing violations, 17 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3011547502
BIN—

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16. 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 violations21 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1988-04-11.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

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 (5)
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)M.M. BROOKLYN, LLC
Head officerMOSHE KATZENSTEIN
Managing agentEK REALTY,LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$178,112 $80,150
2026$184,349 $82,957
2027$192,792 $86,756

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

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGrand Ave & Bergen St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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.

Report a problem to 311

626 Grand Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EK REALTY LLC — 31 buildings, 899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B9 · C2 · D1 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
121 Bennett Avenue MN82 A
590 Ft Washington Avenue MN79 A
44 Bennett Avenue MN66 B
2028 Valentine Avenue BX63 C
100 Bennett Avenue MN62 A
214 East 168 Street BX49 F
1235 Morris Avenue BX49 F
165 Pinehurst Avenue MN48 A
400 Ft Washington Avenue MN39 B
60-15 Fresh Pond Road QN37 B
1266 1 Avenue MN31 A
1270 1 Avenue MN29 B
29 West 12 Street MN28 B
360 Avenue of the Americas MN28 A
419 West 55 Street MN24 A
619 West 175 Street MN19 B
143 Skillman Avenue BK19 B
182 Claremont Avenue MN17 B
346 West 52 Street MN16 B
3405 Broadway MN16 A
25-48 34 Street QN12 A
147 Bruckner Boulevard BX12 F
936 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
920 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
109 West 225 Street MN9 F
928 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
306 West 106 Street MN8 A
773 Melrose Avenue BX8 F
930 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
626 Grand Avenue BK5 C
344 West 52 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-16AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2017-03-16AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $800,000
2012-10-02AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2012-10-02Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2012-10-02Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2012-10-02Mortgage $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2012-10-02AL&R $800,000 — from M.M. BROOKLYN LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170120021
201803003
201902002
202003003
202103003
20220110011
202313015
202403025
202500011
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 40Health & systems 5

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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