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659 Vermont Street

1,011Records
18City systems
10Open violations
77.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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1,011 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 307 HPD housing violations, 279 311 service requests, 218 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC
BBL3038420007
BIN3085616

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 77.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-02-04.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,829,918 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS, LLC
Head officerFISHEL SCHLESINGER
Managing agentGolden Gate Management
Last registered2025-12-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$788,800 $354,960
2026$772,000 $347,400
2027$926,000 $416,700

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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

SubwayPennsylvania Av — 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Wyona St — B15 B83 · 150 ft
Citi BikeNew Lots Ave & Vermont St · 200 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

659 Vermont Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 GOLDEN GATE MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
659 Vermont Street BK9 B
484 East 98 Street BK4 D
123 East 96 Street BK4 C
213 East 93 Street BK4 C
130 Hart Street BK3 D
366 Hooper Street BK3 B
341 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $115,000 on 2022-03-15 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 23903). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-15AL&R $2,475,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 23903 $2,475,000
2022-03-15Agreement $2,475,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 23903 $2,475,000
2022-03-15Mortgage $115,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 23903 $115,000
2019-11-07Mortgage $441,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $441,000
2019-11-07Agreement $1,540,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $1,540,000
2019-11-07AL&R $1,540,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $1,540,000
2019-11-07Mortgage $820,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $820,000
2019-11-07AL&R $820,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC $820,000
2018-10-30Mortgage $499,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC to SIMON KLEIN, AS NOMINEE $499,000
2017-04-10Deed $225,000 — from IHEZIE, NKECHINYERE to VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC $225,000
2017-04-10Mortgage $600,000 — from VERMONT REALTY PARTNERS LLC; SCHLESINGER, FISHEL to SIMON KLEIN, AS NOMINEE $600,000
2017-03-28Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $25,000
2016-11-29Deed $45,000 — from IHEZIE, NKECHINYERE to EAST 217 MANAGEMENT CORP $45,000
2016-11-17Sold for $45,000 $45,000 $5,000
2015-12-03AMTX $568,406 — from IHEZIE, NKECHINYERE to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-5; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY $568,406

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201761215372180
20187063117
20191028157060
20208441017
2021322007
20220097016
202303580061
202401120013
202501320033
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 75Housing & tenants 829Ownership & money 68Health & systems 4

Every one of the 1,011 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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