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642 Miller Avenue

339Records
14City systems
0Open violations
36.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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339 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 HPD housing violations, 93 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)SAM MILLER LLC
BBL3038270038
BIN3085189

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (6) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Rodent (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$209,660 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SAM MILLER LLC
Head officerJOEL RETEK
Managing agentWILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$389,000 $175,050
2026$415,000 $186,750
2027$549,000 $247,050

The city's market estimate has risen 41% 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.

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

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

642 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1466 Watson Avenue BX116 C
2895 Valentine Avenue BX62 B
3165 Villa Avenue BX57 B
1384 Grand Concourse BX44 B
1362 Grand Concourse BX41 B
88 Stockton Street BK39 A
2103 57 Street BK36 A
230 North 8 Street BK36 A
260 Skillman Street BK32 A
101 Macombs Place MN30 A
2131 57 Street BK24 B
30 Throop Avenue BK23 B
254 Wallabout Street BK22 A
3022387501 BK21 A
53 Franklin Avenue BK20 A
42 Skillman Street BK20 A
38 Skillman Street BK20 A
131 Division Avenue BK19 B
143 Classon Avenue BK17 A
202 Hewes Street BK16 A
239 Skillman Street BK15 A
555 Flushing Avenue BK14 A
463 Flushing Avenue BK14 A
349 East 138 Street BX13 A
717 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
721 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
713 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
664 Myrtle Avenue BK12 B
783 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
1503 Teller Avenue BX10 A
79 Skillman Street BK10 A
234 Greene Avenue BK10 B
804 Bedford Avenue BK10 A
584 Logan Street BK9 F
2737A Kingsbridge Terrace BX9 A
50 Skillman Street BK9 A
2735 Kingsbridge Terrace BX8 A
1408 47 Street BK8 A
2822 University Avenue BX8 A
739 Park Avenue BK8 A
197 Skillman Street BK8 A
198 Skillman Street BK8 B
755 Wythe Avenue BK8 A
1410 47 Street BK8 A
171 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
433 DeKalb Avenue BK8 B
1362 Prospect Avenue BX7 C
431 DeKalb Avenue BK7 C
148 Lynch Street BK6 A
1730 Greene Avenue QN6 B
59-23 71 Avenue QN6 C
595 Autumn Avenue BK6 D
865 Hegeman Avenue BK6 B
1724 Greene Avenue QN6 D
665 Miller Avenue BK6 D
740 Miller Avenue BK6 A
707 Miller Avenue BK6 D
21 Fayette Street BK6 A
132 Sheridan Avenue BK6 D
586 Hart Street BK6 B

showing 60 of 117 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $440,000 on 2020-04-02 (lender: Sbt Advantage Bank), covering 2 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
2020-04-02AL&R $2,200,000 — from SAM MILLER LLC; SAM SNEDIKER LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK $2,200,000
2020-04-02Agreement $2,200,000 — from SAM MILLER LLC; SAM SNEDIKER LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK $2,200,000
2020-04-02Mortgage $440,000 — from SAM MILLER LLC; SAM SNEDIKER LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK $440,000
2018-11-08AL&R $885,000 — from SAM MILLER LLC to AFP NEW YORK INVESTMENT, L.L.C. $885,000
2018-11-08Mortgage $885,000 — from SAM MILLER LLC to AFP NEW YORK INVESTMENT, L.L.C. $885,000
2018-11-08Deed $825,000 — from GOODWINE, ERIC JR; GOODWINE, ERIC SR to SAM MILLER LLC $825,000
2018-11-06Sold for $825,000 $825,000 $206,250
2005-07-11Mortgage $340,000 — from GOODWINE, KIMBERLY to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $340,000
2003-11-25Mortgage $262,500 — from GOODWINE, KIMBERLY to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $262,500
2000-02-10Mortgage $198,365 — from GOODWINE, KIMBERLY to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $198,365
1986-06-26Mortgage $4,900 — from MC CLEAN, CARMEN; MC CLEAN, JONATHAN to JANUS FINANC/CONSULT/INC $4,900

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001203
2018001506
201962060032
2020111508
2021006006
202200230225
202300470249
2024007007
2025104005
20260090211
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 268Ownership & money 31Health & systems 9

Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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