1,521 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,011 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 267 311 service requests, 46 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
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.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Illegal Parking (6) · Damaged Tree (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Construction Lead Dust (1) · SAFETY (1).
$662,585 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1947) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (45) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JOHN ROUSE |
| Managing agent | BROOKLYN HOME MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $136,667 | $61,500 |
| 2026 | $163,143 | $73,414 |
| 2027 | $148,642 | $66,889 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,416,414 a year ($29.36 per sq ft), operating expenses $613,169 ($12.71 per sq ft), net operating income $803,246. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NONE |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.
| Subway | Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Spencer St — B54 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Franklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos School. 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.
689 Myrtle Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
33 311 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.
Managed by BROOKLYN HOME MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 447 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tiffany Place | BK | 70 | A |
| 689 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 45 | A |
| 406 Bond Street | BK | 43 | B |
| 229 9th Street | BK | 39 | A |
| 509 Pacific Street | BK | 38 | A |
| 111 Steuben Street | BK | 35 | A |
| 110 Clifton Place | BK | 34 | A |
| 136 Clifton Place | BK | 32 | A |
| 610 Warren Street | BK | 31 | A |
| 41 Perry Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 429 Clinton Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 940 Fulton Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 420 Classon Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 226 West 11 Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 85 Carlton Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 118 State Street | BK | 4 | C |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Mortgage $719,200 — from BORKOWSKI, JACOB; KNOX, MADELEINE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; MERS | $719,200 | |
| 2026-07-30 | Deed $899,000 — from TIGLIAS, PATRICIA to KNOX, MADELEINE; BORKOWSKI, JACOB | $899,000 | |
| 2026-07-28 | Deed $755,000 — from SCHOBER, CRAIG to RIGGS, WYATT; ARMADA, KURESTIN | $755,000 | |
| 2026-07-28 | Mortgage $505,000 — from ARMADA, KURESTIN; RIGGS, WYATT to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $505,000 | |
| 2026-07-23 | Sold for $755,000 | $755,000 | $16,778 |
| 2026-07-17 | Mortgage $700,000 — from LUEDERS, BENJAMIN to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOANS ASSOCI | $700,000 | |
| 2026-07-17 | Deed $875,000 — from MACAGBA, JONATHAN REYES; KENNEDY, ROSANNE TERESE to LUEDERS, BENJAMIN | $875,000 | |
| 2026-07-14 | Mortgage $565,500 — from ROMAN, YASMIN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $565,500 | |
| 2026-07-14 | Deed $870,000 — from ANTUNA, RICARDO to ROMAN, YASMIN | $870,000 | |
| 2026-07-13 | Sold for $899,000 | $899,000 | $19,978 |
| 2026-07-06 | Sold for $875,000 | $875,000 | $19,444 |
| 2026-07-01 | Sold for $870,000 | $870,000 | $19,333 |
| 2026-01-09 | Deed $819,000 — from POTULICKI, JULIAN to KAGLE, JANINE | $819,000 | |
| 2026-01-02 | Sold for $819,000 | $819,000 | $18,200 |
| 2025-10-23 | Deed $825,000 — from GOLDMAN, VICKY; FUCCI, FRANCESCO to ALPERT, JED | $825,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 49 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 49 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 29 | 0 | 98 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 43 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 49 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 44 |
Every one of the 1,521 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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