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623 Grand Street

140Records
14City systems
1Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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140 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)J.A.A.F. REALTY, LLC
BBL3027810044
BIN3069400

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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

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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-14.

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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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (5) · Building/Use (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$327,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)J.A.A.F REALTY LLC
Head officerERICK MARTINEZ
Managing agentTRUIE SERVICE NY
Last registered2024-09-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$858,000 $386,100
2026$915,000 $411,750
2027$1,098,000 $494,100

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
RenChineseA—

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: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Lorimer St — Q54 Q59 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Maujer St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea 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.

Report a problem to 311

623 Grand 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

29 311 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: $474,349 on 2013-09-20 (lender: Cross County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-20Agreement $950,000 — from JAAF REALTY LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $950,000
2013-09-20Mortgage $474,349 — from J.A.A.F. REALTY, LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $474,349
2007-12-21Mortgage $540,000 — from PEPICELLI, JOSEPH A; PEPICELLI, ANNA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $540,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004004
2018014005
2019015006
20202560013
2021008008
2022013004
2023007108
202410060016
202501110113
202600130013
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 19Health & systems 2

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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