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684 Nostrand Avenue

177Records
14City systems
0Open violations
25Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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177 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 25 rodent inspections, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)RABEL REALTY CO., LLC
BBL3012260041
BIN3030970

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 25. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Graffiti (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Missed Collection (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2).

Filed construction activity

$750 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 (12)
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)RABEL REALTY CO. LLC
Head officerEDWARD M RABIN
Managing agentRABIN MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,271,000 $571,950
2026$1,520,000 $684,000
2027$1,304,000 $586,800

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Bergen St — B44 · 250 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Nostrand Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
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

684 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

31 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RABIN MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 259 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1013 Avenue J BK75 A
1014 Avenue N BK49 A
100 East 18 Street BK48 B
3029 Brighton 12 Street BK43 A
731 East 8 Street BK16 B
315 8 Avenue BK16 A
684 Nostrand Avenue BK12 A

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
20180250310
20190080311
20202160211
20210070310
202200120315
20230070512
202400122519
20250070310
202600180321
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 11Health & systems 35

Every one of the 177 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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