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640 Miller Avenue

645Records
13City systems
241Open violations
2393.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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645 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 318 HPD housing violations, 132 311 service requests, 98 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MILLER HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
BBL3038270036
BIN3085188, 3401307

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GRADE F

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 2393.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations241 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 119 class B, 83 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-05.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PLUMBING (11) · Blocked Driveway (7) · WATER LEAK (7) · GENERAL (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$908,000 $54,480
2026$909,000 $54,540
2027$989,000 $59,340

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Miller Av — B15 B83 · 400 ft
Citi BikeRiverdale Ave & New Lots Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente
Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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

640 Miller 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 2007-06-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-06-11Mortgage $125,000 — from LABATO, GEORGE; LABATO, LINDA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $125,000
1995-09-13Mortgage $10,000 — from LABATO, ENRIQUE; LABATO, MERIDA to MONEY STORE/EMPIRE STATE INC $10,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702226
20181262130
2019410612113
20200802082
202108008
20220141015
20230780179
2024011400114
2025012500125
20260180018
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 608Ownership & money 17Health & systems 13

Every one of the 645 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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