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676 Howard Avenue

930Records
14City systems
5Open violations
67.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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930 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 315 HPD complaints, 275 HPD housing violations, 259 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units28
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES
BBL3035330040
BIN3081219

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 67.5. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’24–25
6
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PLUMBING (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · APPLIANCE (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES,LP
Head officerHERSHY BEIGEL
Managing agentTRUMAN DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,008,000 $453,600
2026$1,120,000 $504,000
2027$1,267,000 $570,150

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

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 2010 (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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Sutter Av — B15 · 750 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Grafton St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

676 Howard 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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.

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 TRUMAN MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 454 units. Grades across the portfolio: B10 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2466 Marion Avenue BX47 B
1041 Bushwick Avenue BK47 B
60 Sutter Avenue BK44 C
1370 Eastern Parkway BK34 B
373 Pulaski Street BK33 B
365 Pulaski Street BK32 B
660 Howard Avenue BK31 B
676 Howard Avenue BK28 B
1360 Eastern Parkway BK27 D
129 Patchen Avenue BK23 C
648 Howard Avenue BK20 D
466 Madison Street BK20 C
668 Howard Avenue BK20 B
70 Decatur Street BK20 C
642 Howard Avenue BK16 B
425 Nostrand Avenue BK12 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,812,513 on 2016-05-13 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 6 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
2021-11-30Agreement $11,489,825 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $11,489,825
2016-05-13AL&R $13,000,000 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK $13,000,000
2016-05-13Agreement $13,000,000 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK $13,000,000
2016-05-13Mortgage $8,812,513 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK $8,812,513
2016-04-18RPTT&RET $4,983,110 — from LP EQUITY 2, LLC; ROSS, ABRAHAM to CN HOUSING LLC $4,983,110
2016-03-24RPTT&RET $336,628 — from MAHANNA, PAUL to CN HOUSING LLC $336,628
2004-10-15Mortgage $4,289,999 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $4,289,999
2004-10-15Mortgage $123,216 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $123,216
2004-10-15Mortgage $826,100 — from HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPSTONE REALTY ADVISORS, LLC $826,100

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010002102
2018221800220
20190690069
20200640064
20210933096
20221380039
20230410041
20241320033
20253710074
20260160016
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 866Ownership & money 42Health & systems 2

Every one of the 930 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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