257 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.2. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-16. |
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.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (2) · Air Quality (1) · Panhandling (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$281,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 679 GRAND LLC |
| Head officer | Joel Kohn |
| Managing agent | 679 GRAND LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,230,000 | $1,003,500 |
| 2026 | $2,400,000 | $1,080,000 |
| 2027 | $2,519,000 | $1,133,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK Jani | Pakistani | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Graham Av — L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Graham Av — Q54 Q59 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Graham Ave & Grand St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
679 Grand Street
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,050,997 on 2020-03-03 (lender: Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | Mortgage $2,050,997 — from BUSHWICK POWERS LLC; 934 LAFAYETTE REALTY LLC; 894 BUSHWICK LLC; 17 TROUTMAN LLC; 679 GRAN to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $2,050,997 | |
| 2020-03-03 | Agreement $52,075,000 — from 276 NOSTRAND LLC; 894 BUSHWICK LLC; 737 BUSHWICK REALTY LLC; 934 LAFAYETTE REALTY LLC; BUS to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $52,075,000 | |
| 2020-03-03 | AL&R $52,075,000 — from 894 BUSHWICK LLC; BUSHWICK POWERS LLC; 737 BUSHWICK REALTY LLC; 679 GRAND LLC; 934 LAFAYET to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $52,075,000 | |
| 2015-09-15 | Mortgage $3,340,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,340,000 | |
| 2015-09-15 | Agreement $5,740,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $5,740,000 | |
| 2015-09-15 | AL&R $5,740,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $5,740,000 | |
| 2014-01-15 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-01-15 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-01-15 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-01-15 | Deed $1,800,000 — from ARGONA, MARIE; MANNINO, LENA; GAROFALO, HEIR, CAROL; GAROFALO, HEIR, MARYANN A; THE ESTATE to 679 GRAND LLC | $1,800,000 | |
| 2014-01-15 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 679 GRAND LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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