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715 Hinsdale Street

831Records
14City systems
106Open violations
2002Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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831 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 254 HPD complaints, 223 HPD housing violations, 184 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC
BBL3038750011
BIN3086052, 3414488

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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 2002. 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 violations106 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 63 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-16.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
5
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · PLUMBING (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · GENERAL (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6).

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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC
Head officerJACK MANN
Managing agentPREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$896,000 $53,760
2026$937,000 $56,220
2027$984,000 $59,040

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayNew Lots Av — L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Snediker Av — B15 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeHinsdale St & Linden Blvd · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Fresh Creek School
Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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

715 Hinsdale 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

75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $671,250 on 2023-01-09 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-09AL&R $671,250 — from PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC to MERS $671,250
2023-01-09Mortgage $671,250 — from PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC to MERS $671,250
2020-07-22CORRM $1,609,798 — from BRACH, RACHEL; WERZBERGER, MOSES; BRACH, JOEL; HALSEY ESTATES HOLDINGS LLC; PREFERRED REAL to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,609,798
2019-12-02Mortgage $1,609,798 — from HALSEY ESTATES HOLDINGS LLC; BRACH, RACHEL; PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC; BRACH, JOEL; WERZB to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,609,798
2019-12-02Agreement $2,400,000 — from WERZBERGER, MOSES; HALSEY ESTATES HOLDINGS LLC; PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC; MANN, GITEL; B to CROSS RIVER BANK $2,400,000
2019-12-02SPRD $790,202 — from MANN, GITEL; MANN, YOCHANAN; WERZBERGER, MOSES; BRACH, JOEL; PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC; B to CROSS RIVER BANK $790,202
2015-07-16Deed $225,000 — from LINDSAY, IVOR to PREFERRED REALTY GROUP LLC $225,000
2007-02-21Deed $630,000 — from EDWARDS, COURTNEY to LINDSAY, IVOR $630,000
2007-02-21Mortgage $598,500 — from LINDSAY, IVOR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $598,500
2006-07-20Mortgage $499,000 — from EDWARDS, COURTNEY to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $499,000
2004-09-20Mortgage $418,500 — from EDWARDS, COURTNEY to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $418,500
2003-04-25Mortgage $250,000 — from EDWARD, CONRTNEY to MERS $250,000
2001-03-16Mortgage $215,050 — from EDWARDS, COURTNEY to AMERICAN BUSINESS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $215,050
2000-02-14Mortgage $178,500 — from EDWARDS, COURTNEY to CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION $178,500
1990-11-21Mortgage $30,000 — from CAMPBELL, SYDNEY; CAMPBELL, ROXIE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017070310
201802002
20190293032
20200301031
20210730073
20220341035
20231372040
20241170018
20250940094
2026018800188
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 731Ownership & money 43Health & systems 10

Every one of the 831 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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