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683 Jefferson Avenue

138Records
14City systems
3Open violations
9.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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138 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 311 service requests, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT LLC
BBL3016510058
BIN3045509

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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 62% 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 9.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-26.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)Cross State Development
Head officerIthak Katan
Managing agentCPA Building Management
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,041,000 $468,450
2026$1,249,000 $562,050
2027$1,499,000 $674,550

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Putnam Av — B46 · 450 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

683 Jefferson 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

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CPA BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 156 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C4 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1658 St Johns Place BK16 B
425 Bainbridge Street BK16 B
1587 West 4 Street BK8 B
760 Macon Street BK8 B
468 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
361 Clifton Place BK8 B
683 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
642 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
460 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
53-30 35 Street QN6 D
464 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
301 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
418 Evergreen Avenue BK5 D
199 Irving Avenue BK4 D
1-63 Beach 116 Street QN4 A
2218 Fulton Street BK3 B
21 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
1848 84 Street BK3 A
17 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
2156 85 Street BK3 A
145 Bay 25 Street BK3 C
2224 Fulton Street BK3 A
2222 Fulton Street BK3 A
25-57 31 Street QN2 A
18-36 130 Street QN2 B
510 Midwood Street BK2 C
1926 Eastern Parkway BK2 D
1-65 Beach 116 Street QN2 A
129-19 20 Avenue QN2 A
15-44 126 Street QN2 B
2216 Fulton Street BK2 A
301 Rockaway Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,000 on 2000-12-20 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-12-20Mortgage $178,424 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $178,424
2000-12-20Mortgage $220,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $220,000
2000-12-20Mortgage $147,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $147,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
2018041510
2019061512
202003014
202101012
2022080210
202311024
202412025
202505027
202600033
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 29Health & systems 27

Every one of the 138 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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