443 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 HPD housing violations, 129 HPD complaints, 100 311 service requests.
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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 178.6. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · ELECTRIC (3) · Noise (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Illegal Posting (1) · PLUMBING (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | SAM RIVERDALE LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $438,000 | $197,100 |
| 2026 | $463,000 | $208,350 |
| 2027 | $556,000 | $250,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Van Siclen Av — 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Bradford St — B15 B83 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | New Lots Ave & Vermont St · 450 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.
684 Riverdale Avenue
| 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 |
20 311 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.
Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $602,500 on 2021-03-25 (lender: Finwise Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-25 | Mortgage $602,500 — from 684 RIVERDALE AVENUE to FINWISE BANK | $602,500 | |
| 2019-07-05 | AL&R $937,500 — from SAM RIVERDALE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $937,500 | |
| 2019-07-05 | Agreement $937,500 — from SAM RIVERDALE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $937,500 | |
| 2018-04-19 | AL&R $780,000 — from SAM RIVERDALE LLC to KEARNY BANK | $780,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | Agreement $780,000 — from SAM RIVERDALE LLC to KEARNY BANK | $780,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | Mortgage $130,000 — from SAM RIVERDALE LLC to KEARNY BANK | $130,000 | |
| 2017-03-07 | Mortgage $650,000 — from SAM RIVERDALE LLC to ALPHA PARTNERS REAL ESTATE FUNDING LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2017-03-07 | Deed $640,000 — from KIZZY A. LAMONT, AS TRUSTEE; JOSEPH C. LAMONT, AS TRUSTEE; LAMONT, ALTON G; LAMONT, ERNEST to SAM RIVERDALE LLC | $640,000 | |
| 2017-02-17 | Sold for $640,000 | $640,000 | $128,000 |
| 2013-09-25 | Mortgage $300,000 — from LAMONT, ALTON G; LAMONT, ERNESTINE J to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $300,000 | |
| 2013-02-15 | Mortgage $180,000 — from LAMONT, ERNESTINE J; LAMONT, ALTON G to HARRISON VICKERS AND WATERMAN LLC | $180,000 | |
| 1996-11-22 | Mortgage $62,000 — from LAMONT, ALTON G; LAMONT, ERNESTINE J to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $62,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2019 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 45 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 53 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 2025 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 46 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 443 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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