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655 Vanderbilt Avenue

450Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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450 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1909
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JJAAV ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3011590107
BIN3028861

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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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (21) · Food Establishment (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Dead Animal (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 (1909)
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$2,969,000 $178,140
2026$3,478,000 $208,680
2027$3,718,000 $223,080

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mumbai PlaceIndianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Worker Activity, 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

SubwayGrand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 1,000 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 · 200 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

655 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

28 311 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: $499,000 on 2014-09-25 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-09-25Mortgage $499,000 — from JJAAV ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $499,000
2014-09-25AL&R $499,000 — from JJAAV ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $499,000
2014-01-08Deed $1,475,000 — from DEL'HOMME, DANIEL to JJAAV ASSOCIATES LLC $1,475,000
2007-06-25Agreement $499,000 — from DELHOMME, DANIEL to GREENPOINT MORGAGE FUNDING, INC. $499,000
2007-06-25Mortgage $119,562 — from DELHOMME, DANIEL to GREENPOINT MORGAGE FUNDING, INC. $119,562
2005-12-02AL&R $386,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC ., to DELHOMME, DANIEL $386,000
2005-12-02Mortgage $386,000 — from DELHOMME, DANIEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC ., $386,000
2003-09-18Mortgage $240,000 — from DEL'HOMME, DANIEL to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION; MERS $240,000
2000-04-19Mortgage $130,000 — from DEL'HOMME, DANIEL to DELTA FUNDING CORP $130,000
1990-04-13Mortgage $20,086 — from DEL'HOMME, DANIEL; DEL'HOMME, FRANTZ to NORTH JERUSALEM ASSOC'S $20,086
1986-01-09Mortgage $12,249 — from 655-657 VANDERBILT RLTY to MARAL FUNDING CORP $12,249

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171023
20185016
20198019
2020340135
2021330134
202216121164
2023610364
2024190423
20252046
20264015
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 355Ownership & money 39Health & systems 21

Every one of the 450 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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