480 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 HPD housing violations, 118 311 service requests, 95 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1887.3. 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
| Open HPD violations | 143 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 81 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,120 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · APPLIANCE (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
$51,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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).
| Registered owner(s) | B & E BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Head officer | BENTLEY JACK |
| Managing agent | B & EBUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2023-10-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,058,000 | $63,480 |
| 2026 | $1,161,000 | $69,660 |
| 2027 | $1,241,000 | $74,460 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | New Lots Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hegeman Av / Osborn St — B15 B35 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Osborn St & Linden Blvd · 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.
658 Watkins Street
| 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 |
75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $825,000 on 2023-06-05 (lender: Investor Mortgage Finance LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-05 | Deed $1,100,000 — from LIN, XIFAN to B&E BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2023-06-05 | Mortgage $825,000 — from B&E BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC to INVESTOR MORTGAGE FINANCE LLC | $825,000 | |
| 2023-05-26 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $366,667 |
| 2017-03-31 | Deed $680,000 — from ESTATE OF ANNIE M. GILLIAM; GERALDINE GILLIAM, AS EXECUTOR to LIN, XIFAN | $680,000 | |
| 2017-03-31 | Mortgage $510,000 — from LIN, XIFAN to MERS | $510,000 | |
| 2017-03-17 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $226,667 |
| 1989-02-28 | Mortgage $55,000 — from GILLIAM, GERALDINE; GILLIAM, ANNIE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $55,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 47 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 6 | 106 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 98 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 62 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 106 |
Every one of the 480 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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