549 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 HPD housing violations, 162 HPD complaints, 124 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 18.6. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 38 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1980-12-11. |
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.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Missed Collection (1) · Street Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| 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) | HOWARD REALTY ASSOC |
| Head officer | Paul Dalmazio |
| Managing agent | Yak Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,256,000 | $565,200 |
| 2026 | $1,470,000 | $661,500 |
| 2027 | $1,554,000 | $699,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East New York Av / Union St — B12 B14 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sutter Ave & Grafton St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
623 Howard 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 |
18 311 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.
Managed by YAK MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1214 Caton Avenue | BK | 55 | A |
| 15 Argyle Road | BK | 32 | B |
| 623 Howard Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
| 974 46 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 832 42 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 27 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | B |
| 4910 6 Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 58 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | B |
| 4916 6 Avenue | BK | 16 | B |
| 52 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | C |
| 33 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | A |
| 1682 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 1783 New York Avenue | BK | 12 | B |
| 629 Hicks Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 669 Henry Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 31 2 Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 769 Hicks Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 131 Imlay Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 247 Cooper Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 6 4 Place | BK | 3 | A |
| 137 Huntington Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 490 Clinton Street | BK | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $335,000 on 1986-02-20 (lender: Anchor Savs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-02-20 | Mortgage $345,000 — from HOWARD RLTY ASSOC to ANCHOR SAVS BANK | $345,000 | |
| 1986-02-20 | Mortgage $335,000 — from HOWARD REALTY ASSOC to ANCHOR SAVS BK | $335,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 48 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 65 |
| 2022 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 32 |
| 2023 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 71 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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