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651 Manhattan Avenue

151Records
13City systems
18Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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151 recorded events, 1967–2025, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 25 HPD housing violations, 16 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)CHARES SOCRATES LIFETIME CREDIT SHELTER TRUST
BBL3026450025
BIN3066043, 3379830

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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 85% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations18 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1983-09-01.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$34,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)CHARLES SOCRATES
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,855,200 $834,840
2026$1,978,000 $890,100
2027$2,239,000 $1,007,550

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El BornSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nassau Av / Manhattan Av — B48 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Nassau Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

651 Manhattan Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180718
201939113
20200415
2021010111
2022017118
20230729
202476215
20250426
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 5Health & systems 12

Every one of the 151 recorded events, 1967–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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