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621 Nostrand Avenue

654Records
16City systems
7Open violations
282Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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654 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 190 HPD housing violations, 173 HPD complaints, 108 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)INK CROWN LLC
BBL3012200008
BIN3030708

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 282. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

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 violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1991-12-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · For Hire Vehicle Report (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (7)
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)621 Nostrand LLC
Head officerEden Ashourzadeh
Managing agentJudith Drive LLC
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,234,400 $555,480
2026$1,040,000 $468,000
2027$1,177,000 $529,650

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

Building systems

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.

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Bergen St — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Nostrand Ave · 550 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

621 Nostrand 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

17 311 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

showing 60 of 86 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,060,000 on 2017-03-13 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-13Mortgage $1,060,000 — from INK CROWN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,060,000
2017-03-13AL&R $2,000,000 — from INK CROWN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2017-03-13Agreement $2,000,000 — from INK CROWN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2015-06-24AL&R $940,000 — from INK CROWN LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $940,000
2015-06-24Mortgage $940,000 — from INK CROWN LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $940,000
2015-06-24Deed $1,325,000 — from BROWN, IVONNE; BROWN, CLARENCE L to INK CROWN LLC $1,325,000
1997-02-24Mortgage $122,000 — from BROWN, IVONNE; BROWN, CLARENCE L to NEW JERSEY MORTGAGEAND INVESTMENT CORP $122,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173215516
201822120723
201900320335
202000100212
202100140923
2022011601431
20230070310
2024003021446
2025003701047
2026004037
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 494Ownership & money 29Health & systems 76

Every one of the 654 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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