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636 Grand Street

83Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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83 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)636 GRAND STREET LLC
BBL3027870012
BIN3069564

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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 100% 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 0. 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Air Quality (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$14,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,556,000 $153,360
2026$2,173,000 $130,380
2027$2,174,000 $130,440

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe MiguelMexicanA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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: Grand St / Lorimer St — Q54 Q59 · 500 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Maujer St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 018 Edward Bush. 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

636 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

7 311 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: $577,500 on 2007-03-30 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-03-30Mortgage $577,500 — from 636 GRAND STREET LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $577,500
2007-03-30Deed $825,000 — from SIERRA, EPHRAIM to 636 GRAND STREET LLC $825,000
2003-04-23Mortgage $230,000 — from SIERRA, EPHRAIM to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $230,000
1996-07-23Mortgage $85,000 — from SIERRA, EPHRAIM to SEDA, JOSE; RANDO, LEO $85,000
1985-03-19Mortgage $2,800 — from RANDO, LEO; SEDA, JOSE to NORTH EASTERN HLDG CO IN $2,800
1983-02-24Mortgage $23,000 — from SEDA, JOSE; RANDO, JOSE to CAFRA, VINCENT; CAFRA, ANGELINA $23,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001214
2018001012
2019006017
2020007018
2021003014
2022012014
2023001012
2024001012
2025002024
20262240412
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 39Ownership & money 17Health & systems 14

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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