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654 Manhattan Avenue

84Records
9City systems
0Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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84 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)654 MANHATTAN ARETZ LLC
BBL3026470044
BIN3066109

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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 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Street Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)654 MANHATTAN ARETZ LLC
Head officerJOSEPH AIZER
Managing agentSTRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,492,800 $671,760
2026$1,531,000 $688,950
2027$1,837,000 $826,650

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 250 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 · 350 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

654 Manhattan 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

10 311 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 STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 West 10 Street MN39 A
474 Columbus Avenue MN29 B
100 Boerum Place BK21 B
472 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
184 7 Avenue MN12 B
369 West 126 Street MN10 A
30 3 Street BK8 C
431 Bleecker Street BK8 D
550 West 140 Street MN8 B
18 West 125 Street MN8 B
227 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
444 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
715 Flatbush Avenue BK8 A
341 Prospect Place BK8 B
118 West 127 Street MN7 A
40 West 119 Street MN7 A
208 West 138 Street MN7 A
4 West 126 Street MN7 A
251 West 139 Street MN7 A
82 Christopher Street MN7 D
270 West 139 Street MN7 A
441 Franklin Avenue BK7 B
167 West 126 Street MN6 A
27 East 126 Street MN6 B
729 Quincy Street BK6 A
164 East 61 Street MN6 B
212 West 123 Street MN6 B
150 West 127 Street MN6 A
679 Halsey Street BK6 B
145 West 136 Street MN5 D
231 Bainbridge Street BK5 D
250 West 138 Street MN5 B
32 5 Avenue BK5 D
3 East 124 Street MN4 D
177 West 126 Street MN4 D
122 West 130 Street MN4 C
5102 5th Avenue BK4 D
654 Manhattan Avenue BK4 A
537 West 147 Street MN4 D
2272 Adam C Powell Blvd MN4 D
507 Myrtle Avenue BK4 C
2195 Adam C Powell Blvd MN4 D
1131 Broadway BK4 F
615 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 C
105 Roebling Street BK3 D
944 Fulton Street BK3 B
1059 Fulton Street BK2 C
656 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 C
344 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK2 D
602 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
600 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
673 Manhattan Avenue BK2 D
5018 5 Avenue BK2 B
341 Prospect Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,295,000 on 2025-05-06 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-06Mortgage $2,295,000 — from 654 MANHATTAN ARETZ, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,295,000
2025-05-06AL&R $2,295,000 — from 654 MANHATTAN ARETZ, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,295,000
2025-03-13Deed $3,900,000 — from 654 MANHATTAN AVENUE, LLC; 654 MANHATTAN AVENUE, LLC to 654 MANHATTAN ARETZ LLC; 654 MANHATTAN ARETZ LLC $3,900,000
2025-03-13Deed $3,900,000 — from 654 MANHATTAN AVENUE, LLC; 654 MANHATTAN AVENUE, LLC to 654 MANHATTAN ARETZ LLC; 654 MANHATTAN ARETZ LLC $3,900,000
2025-02-28Sold for $3,900,000 $3,900,000 $975,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201800112
2019091010
202007007
202103003
202202013
20233100114
202402013
2025085013
202603003
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 59Ownership & money 16Health & systems 5

Every one of the 84 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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