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689 St Marks Avenue

363Records
16City systems
1Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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363 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)689 ST MARKS HC LLC
BBL3012190044
BIN3030670

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-12.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Graffiti (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$113,585 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)689 ST MARKS HC LLC
Head officerDANIEL NADRI
Managing agent689 ST MARKS HC LLC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$957,000 $430,650
2026$1,094,000 $492,300
2027$1,008,000 $453,600

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Island PopsFrozen DessertsAMice evidence
LovelaneCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Park Pl — S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Bergen St — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Nostrand Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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 St Marks 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

21 311 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: $875,000 on 2019-11-13 (lender: Spring Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-22Deed $2,600,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE, INC. to 689 ST MARKS HC LLC $2,600,000
2023-12-13Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $1,300,000
2019-11-13AL&R $875,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE, INC. to SPRING BANK $875,000
2019-11-13Mortgage $875,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE, INC. to SPRING BANK $875,000
2019-11-08Agreement $1,600,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE, INC. to SPRING BANK $1,600,000
2017-11-15AL&R $1,600,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE. INC to SPRING BANK $1,600,000
2017-11-15Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE. INC to SPRING BANK $1,600,000
2006-08-22Agreement $1,365,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,365,000
2006-08-22Mortgage $973,839 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $973,839
2003-11-26Mortgage $440,000 — from 689 ST. MARKS AVENUE, INC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $440,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171063313
20182190315
201953123225
202083410254
202100225229
202200110213
20230252413
20240280414
20250080412
20260070512
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 256Ownership & money 27Health & systems 34

Every one of the 363 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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