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626 Vanderbilt Avenue

165Records
14City systems
4Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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165 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1902
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)VANDERBILT 626 LLC
BBL3011580045
BIN3028740

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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

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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-15.

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Dirty Condition (2) · Obstruction (2) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$172,340 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1902)
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$3,199,000 $191,940
2026$3,435,000 $206,100
2027$4,517,000 $271,020

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dilly DallyOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Prospect Pl — B69 · 250 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 100 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

626 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

25 311 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: $11,000 on 1989-09-27 (lender: Liebowitz, Jeffrey). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-13Deed $2,825,000 — from WCC HOLDINGS LLC to VANDERBILT 626 LLC $2,825,000
2026-04-27Sold for $2,825,000 $2,825,000 $1,412,500
2022-10-04Deed $2,219,000 — from CRENSHAW, WILLIS to WCC HOLDINGS LLC $2,219,000
2022-09-07Sold for $2,219,000 $2,219,000 $1,109,500
1989-09-27Mortgage $11,000 — from CRENSHAW, WILLIS; CRENSHAW, JULIA to LIEBOWITZ, JEFFREY $11,000
1985-08-07Mortgage $14,070 — from CRENSHAW, JULIE E; CRENSHAW, WILLIS JR to DIME SAVS BANK/NY $14,070

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012025
20185170215
2019100012
202080150124
202100110112
2022002215
2023008019
202400100111
2025007029
2026005319
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 110Ownership & money 15Health & systems 15

Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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