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689 Lorimer Street

134Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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134 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 17 DOB job filings, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)689 LORIMER HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL3027360025
BIN3068136

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (5) · Street Condition (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,677,350 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
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)689 LORIMER LLC
Head officerSAM ROTTENBERG
Managing agentMENDY DEUTSCH
Last registered2026-04-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,987,200 $894,240
2026$2,356,000 $1,060,200
2027$2,827,000 $1,272,150

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Silver Light TavernAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Frost St — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFrost St & Meeker Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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 Lorimer Street

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

11 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,600,000 on 2019-11-26 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-10AL&R $3,400,000 — from 689 LORIMER HOLDINGS LLC to WEBSTER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,400,000
2025-07-10Agreement $3,400,000 — from 689 LORIMER HOLDINGS LLC to WEBSTER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,400,000
2025-07-10Mortgage $178,182 — from 689 LORIMER HOLDINGS LLC to WEBSTER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $178,182
2019-11-26Mortgage $3,600,000 — from 689 LORIMER HOLDINGS LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $3,600,000
2019-11-26AL&R $3,600,000 — from 689 LORIMER HOLDINGS LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $3,600,000
2019-06-17Deed $1,800,000 — from DELIO GLICKMAN, GLORIA; COGNITORE, THERESA BIANCULLI; LOVINO, MADELINE PELLE; BIANCULLI, A to 689 LORIMER HOLDINGS, LLC $1,800,000
2019-05-22Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $450,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017112004
201820210023
201900139224
2020018009
2021007007
2022009009
2023004004
2024007018
2025003508
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 17Health & systems 4

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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