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669 Ralph Avenue

158Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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158 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 33 HPD complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units23
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL3035090015
BIN3080801

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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 90% 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 0.3. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$196,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerLAURIE KEFALIDIS
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,508,000 $678,600
2026$1,602,000 $720,900
2027$1,614,000 $726,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / East New York Av — B15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Ralph Ave · 800 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.

Report a problem to 311

669 Ralph Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-13Mortgage $3,967,397 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,967,397
2018-12-13Agreement $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,000,000
2018-12-13AL&R $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,000,000
2010-11-09Mortgage $4,745,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,745,000
1991-06-28Mortgage $1,153,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PESERVATNCORP $1,153,000
1991-06-28Mortgage $3,697,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP $3,697,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017023049
201870135328
20190090110
2020001012
2021004015
2022001023
2023002024
2024003216
2025005016
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 26Health & systems 18

Every one of the 158 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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