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637 Nostrand Avenue

2,193Records
19City systems
143Open violations
381.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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2,193 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,015 311 service requests, 522 HPD complaints, 329 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC
BBL3012200001
BIN3030702

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 381.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations143 total — 38 class C (immediately hazardous), 90 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

26
’23–24
32
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

319 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (81) · Noise (78) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Rodent (25) · Dirty Condition (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (11).

Filed construction activity

$381,610 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)OTA 701 ST MARKS LLC
Head officerELLEN GUCCIONE
Managing agentDiamond Mine Real Estate LLC
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,597,000 $1,168,650
2026$3,481,000 $1,566,450
2027$3,470,000 $1,561,500

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bon Pates LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Bergen St — B44 · 150 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

637 Nostrand 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

319 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 DIAMOND MINE REAL ESTATE LLC — 11 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 West 138 Street MN54 B
50 Greene Avenue BK39 D
802 Bergen Street BK32 B
471 Vanderbilt Avenue BK26 A
1398 Dean Street BK20 C
637 Nostrand Avenue BK18 D
403 Macon Street BK16 B
299 Putnam Avenue BK16 B
303 Putnam Avenue BK16 C
276 Throop Avenue BK8 B
942 Bergen Street BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2025-10-10 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-10Mortgage $1,000,000 — from OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,000,000
2025-10-10Agreement $9,461,940 — from OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,461,940
2025-06-27Agreement $9,461,940 — from OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,461,940
2025-01-29Agreement $1,689,602 — from OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 7 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,689,602
2025-01-29Mortgage $1,689,602 — from OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,689,602
2024-07-30Agreement $13,993,450 — from OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OT to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2023-02-17Agreement $13,993,450 — from OTA 1400 244 NEW YORK LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN LLC; OTA to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2019-10-16CMTG $32,506,550 — from OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN STREET, LL to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $32,506,550
2017-05-24AL&R $13,993,450 — from OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OT to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2017-05-24Agreement $13,993,450 — from OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2017-05-24Mortgage $2,251,064 — from OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,251,064
2017-05-24Deed $8,900,000 — from ZT REALTY 40 CUMBERLAND LLC to OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC $8,900,000
2017-05-18Sold for $8,900,000 $8,900,000 $494,444
2015-02-04Agreement $4,600,000 — from ZT REALTY 40 CUMBERLAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,600,000
2015-02-04Mortgage $2,303,134 — from ZT REALTY 40 CUMBERLAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,303,134

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177010375122
20181587010103
201911511458
202030610367
202102153011166
202201141032174
202307209113230
202402290110303
202501204710222
202603710781
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 1,901Ownership & money 87Health & systems 117

Every one of the 2,193 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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