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689 Vanderbilt Avenue

494Records
17City systems
0Open violations
3.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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494 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1895
Floors3
Res. units21
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)OLD PS & OWNERS CORP
BBL3011650001
BIN3029076

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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 78% 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 3.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (25) · Illegal Parking (20) · Curb Condition (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,048,305 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1895)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)OLD PS 9 OWNERS CORP
Head officerDIVYA RASHAD
Managing agentTHE ANDREWS ORGANIZATION
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,615,000 $2,976,750
2026$6,398,000 $2,879,100
2027$7,595,000 $3,417,750

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,315,280 a year ($32.08 per sq ft), operating expenses $534,230 ($13.03 per sq ft), net operating income $781,050. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

8 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

SubwayGrand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 / Sterling Pl — B69 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 250 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

689 Vanderbilt 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

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by THE ANDREWS ORGANIZATION — 235 buildings, 3,789 units. Grades across the portfolio: A194 · B31 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
60 Gramercy Park North MN149 B
321 East 54 Street MN102 A
421 East 13 Street MN96 A
130 Clinton Street BK89 A
25 Minetta Lane MN65 A
221 East 18 Street BK60 A
74 West 68 Street MN58 A
135 West 79 Street MN53 A
807 Riverside Drive MN53 B
345 West 88 Street MN52 A
125 West 21 Street MN52 A
43 East 10 Street MN51 A
33 Cooper Street MN42 A
157 Chambers Street MN38 A
482 Hudson Street MN36 A
179 Ludlow Street MN36 A
101 Thompson Street MN36 A
189 Avenue C MN35 A
447 West 45 Street MN34 A
7 Hubert Street MN34 A
56 East 87 Street MN33 A
79 Laight Street MN33 A
439 East 88 Street MN32 A
28 Laight Street MN31 A
19 West Houston Street MN31 A
320 West 96 Street MN31 D
372 15 Street BK30 A
433 West Street MN30 A
525 West 22 Street MN30 A
166 Duane Street MN30 A
285 Lafayette Street MN30 A
255 West 95 Street MN30 A
326 West 83 Street MN29 A
93 Greene Street MN29 A
65 Nassau Street MN28 A
124 Hudson Street MN27 A
75 Grand Street MN26 A
10 East 12 Street MN26 B
169 West 12 Street MN25 A
220 West 111 Street MN25 A
220 West Broadway MN24 A
38 Warren Street MN24 A
118 West 112 Street MN24 A
124 East 91 Street MN24 A
161 Hudson Street MN24 A
31 North Moore Street MN23 A
40 Prince Street MN23 A
394 Lincoln Place BK23 A
126 West 22 Street MN22 A
342 West 85 Street MN22 A
684 Broadway MN22 A
331 West 14 Street MN21 A
137 West 142 Street MN21 A
225 East 4 Street MN21 A
689 Vanderbilt Avenue BK21 A
40 West 17 Street MN21 A
124 West 24 Street MN20 A
250 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
926 2 Avenue MN20 A
479 Greenwich Street MN19 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2023-04-11 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-02RPTT&RET $600,000 — from KASS, JON to STROBEL, ADAM $600,000
2026-05-28Sold for $600,000 $600,000 $28,571
2025-10-10RPTT&RET $2,800,000 — from KAPLAN, DAILE to HAMILTON WILLIAMS, LOUISE; BROWN, CORY HARTLEY $2,800,000
2025-09-23Sold for $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $133,333
2024-12-26RPTT&RET $862,500 — from HOFFMAN, JONATHAN; HOFFMAN, DEBORAH PINEIRO to HOFFMAN, JONATHAN $862,500
2024-12-17Sold for $509,000 $509,000 $24,238
2024-04-30RPTT&RET $2,225,000 — from GILBERT, PATRICIA D to CHANG, SHELDON $2,225,000
2024-04-29Sold for $2,225,000 $2,225,000 $105,952
2023-08-11RPTT $775,000 — from BUTLER, JEFF to BUTLER, ANDREA $775,000
2023-04-11Mortgage $500,000 — from OLD PS-9 OWNERS CORP.; OLD PS-9 OWNER'S CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2023-04-11AL&R $500,000 — from OLD PS-9 OWNER'S CORP.; OLD PS-9 OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2022-02-04RPTT&RET $1,420,000 — from NEUFELD, LENA to HORIUCHI, HARUKA; HEBBERT, FRANCIS $1,420,000
2022-02-04RPTT&RET $1,420,000 — from NEUFELD, LENA to HORIUCHI, HARUKA; HEBBERT, FRANCIS $1,420,000
2022-01-25Sold for $1,420,000 $1,420,000 $67,619
2020-09-09AL&R $200,000 — from OLD PS-9 OWNER'S CORP.; OLD PS-9 OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012418
201853120121
201901162423
2020003111244
202101242431
2022100175133
202300216229
2024012410540
202570272238
202640242333
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 290Ownership & money 71Health & systems 26

Every one of the 494 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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