424 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 110 HPD complaints, 62 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 307.4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2004-09-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
75 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 60 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$40,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · PLUMBING (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$203,740 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CROWN PROSPECT HOUSES HDFc |
| Head officer | Albert Bass |
| Managing agent | MHR MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,746,000 | $1,235,700 |
| 2026 | $2,197,000 | $988,650 |
| 2027 | $2,282,000 | $1,026,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand Ave & Bergen St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary 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.
609 Grand 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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.
Managed by MHR MANAGEMENT — 30 buildings, 478 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C14 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1470 St Johns Place | BK | 45 | C |
| 999 Liberty Avenue | BK | 41 | B |
| 2331 Andrews Avenue North | BX | 41 | C |
| 2120 Crotona Avenue | BX | 35 | F |
| Pacific Street | BK | 32 | A |
| 1480 St Johns Place | BK | 32 | F |
| 1473 Fulton Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 253 Mother Gaston Blvd | BK | 19 | B |
| Atlantic Ave | BK | 16 | B |
| 400 St Marks Avenue | BK | 16 | D |
| 2354 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 3038 Holland Avenue | BX | 13 | C |
| 388 St Marks Avenue | BK | 12 | D |
| 396 St Marks Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 2150 Crotona Parkway | BX | 11 | D |
| 671 Liberty Avenue | BK | 10 | B |
| 720 Liberty Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 620 Manida Street | BX | 9 | C |
| 609 Grand Avenue | BK | 9 | C |
| 550 St Johns Place | BK | 8 | C |
| 412 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 554 St Johns Place | BK | 8 | F |
| 410 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 406 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 459 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 618 Grand Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 416 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 414 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 603 Grand Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 613 Grand Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $540,529 on 2010-07-21 (lender: City Of New York), covering 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-21 | Mortgage $540,529 — from CROWN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $540,529 | |
| 2010-07-21 | Mortgage $240,162 — from CROWN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $240,162 | |
| 2010-07-21 | Agreement $7,438,163 — from CROWN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,438,163 | |
| 2010-07-21 | AL&R $780,691 — from CROWN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP.; CITY OF NEW YORK | $780,691 | |
| 2010-07-09 | RPTT&RET $8,283,873 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1989 LIMITED PARTNE to CROWN PROSPECT HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN | $8,283,873 | |
| 1990-08-01 | Mortgage $8,367,632 — from CROWN PROSPECT ASSOCS to NYC HPD | $8,367,632 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 46 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 4 | 119 |
| 2026 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
Every one of the 424 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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