170 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB job filings.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Snow or Ice (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (1).
$73,495 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ARIEL VENTURES, LLC |
| Head officer | RACHEL PHIPPS |
| Managing agent | PARKVIEW MANAGEMENT GROUP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $629,000 | $283,050 |
| 2026 | $882,000 | $396,900 |
| 2027 | $938,000 | $422,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 49% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
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 | Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Washington Ave & Park Pl · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
691 Washington 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 |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 PARKVIEW MANAGEMENT GROUP INC — 69 buildings, 391 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C13 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2019-12-16 (lender: Mw Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 | Deed $1,999,990 — from FOFANAH, FATMATA; SANKOH, GEORGE to ARIEL VENTURES, LLC. | $1,999,990 | |
| 2020-07-08 | Sold for $1,999,990 | $1,999,990 | $999,995 |
| 2019-12-16 | Mortgage $250,000 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to MW LENDING LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2001-04-24 | Mortgage $286,483 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP | $286,483 | |
| 2000-02-22 | Mortgage $267,100 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to CONSUMER HOME MORTGAGE | $267,100 | |
| 1999-12-02 | Mortgage $112,000 — from SANKOH, GEORGE to ARONSON, ALEXANDER | $112,000 | |
| 1994-01-04 | Mortgage $75,000 — from LA RESPECTABLE LOGEETC to JEFFERSON, JOSEPH | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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