53 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 bedbug filings, 5 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Head officer | LAURIE KEFALIDIS |
| Managing agent | IBEC BUILDING CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $440,400 | $198,180 |
| 2026 | $492,000 | $221,400 |
| 2027 | $590,000 | $265,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Sutter Av — B15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Rockaway Pkwy & Rutland Rd · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center Middle: New Heights Middle 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.
681 Ralph Avenue
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request 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.
Managed by IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Hoyt Street | BK | 158 | A |
| 2170 8 Avenue | MN | 138 | A |
| 167 Clermont Avenue | BK | 111 | B |
| 1307 Pacific Street | BK | 49 | A |
| 686 Fulton Street | BK | 45 | A |
| 181 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 44 | A |
| 2106 Union Street | BK | 32 | A |
| 669 Ralph Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
| 661 Classon Avenue | BK | 14 | A |
| 15 Blake Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 150 Tapscott Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 459 Prospect Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 1454 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 641 Grand Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 637 Grand Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 471 Prospect Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 1460 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 757 Franklin Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 639 Grand Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 424 Prospect Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 759 Franklin Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 479 Park Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 761 Franklin Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1450 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 646 Classon Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 653 Classon Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 628 Sterling Place | BK | 6 | A |
| 670 Fulton Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 665 Classon Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 744 Franklin Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 681 Ralph Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 636 Classon Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,967,397 on 2018-12-13 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-13 | Mortgage $3,967,397 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,967,397 | |
| 2018-12-13 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2018-12-13 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 1991-06-28 | Mortgage $3,697,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP | $3,697,000 | |
| 1991-06-28 | Mortgage $1,153,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PESERVATNCORP | $1,153,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 53 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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