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689 Halsey Street

401Records
15City systems
33Open violations
191.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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401 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 HPD complaints, 110 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING
BBL3016630076
BIN3046339

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 191.8. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations33 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-29.

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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · GENERAL (5) · PLUMBING (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

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 (6)
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)RESURRECTION HOMES, HDFC
Head officerWENDY MCCLINTON
Managing agentBLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,156,800 $520,560
2026$1,388,000 $624,600
2027$1,666,000 $749,700

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Ralph Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Patchen Av — B26 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Patchen Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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 Halsey Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

41 311 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 BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
308 Throop Avenue BK21 C
495 Sterling Place BK20 D
360 East 193 Street BX14 B
474 Quincy Street BK14 B
Duryea Place BK10 B
317 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
213 Buffalo Avenue BK6 B
837 Halsey Street BK6 A
1078 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
689 Halsey Street BK6 C
453 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
9 Halsey Street BK4 D
119 Decatur Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,371,422 on 2006-11-28 (lender: United States Department Of Housing), covering 7 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
2019-12-05Mortgage $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2019-12-05AL&R $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2006-11-28Mortgage $7,371,422 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING $7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $776,471 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to BPD BANK $776,471
2006-11-28AL&R $7,371,422 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $7,371,422
1999-11-08Mortgage $305,000 — from NEW LIFE CHRISTIANSMISSION MINISTRIES IN to BRUCHA MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP $305,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170142117
201803014
201901719
202001012
202108019
20221200223
20230350136
20241170220
20253360342
20260520254
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 320Ownership & money 26Health & systems 16

Every one of the 401 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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