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628 Schenck Avenue

386Records
15City systems
6Open violations
190.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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386 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations, 77 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1916
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P.
BBL3040890024
BIN3090716

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 190.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-03-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Dead/Dying Tree (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$187,232 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEV LP
Head officerCHERYL IGHODARO
Managing agentPRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$919,000 $413,550
2026$984,000 $442,800
2027$1,181,000 $531,450

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2017 (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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Schenck Av — B15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLivonia Ave & Schenck Ave · 300 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

628 Schenck 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

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1932 Crotona Parkway BX42 B
214 Mac Dougal Street BK20 B
504 Hinsdale Street BK14 C
620 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
640 Bradford Street BK9 B
321 Troutman Street BK8 C
727 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
628 Schenck Avenue BK8 C
317 Troutman Street BK8 A
195 Sumpter Street BK8 C
400 Tompkins Avenue BK8 F
641B Vermont Street BK8 C
633 Vermont Street BK8 B
404 Tompkins Avenue BK7 B
748 Miller Avenue BK6 C
201 Hull Street BK6 C
276 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
319 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
452 Madison Street BK6 C
568 Vermont Street BK6 A
401 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
464 Madison Street BK6 F
744 Miller Avenue BK6 C
528 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
442 Madison Street BK6 C
530 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
446 Madison Street BK6 C
225 Cooper Street BK6 D
543 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
495 Chauncey Street BK6 B
147 Hull Street BK6 C
450 Madison Street BK6 C
677 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
638 Vermont Street BK6 B
448 Madison Street BK6 D
167 Stockholm Street BK6 C
645 Central Avenue BK5 D
188 Hancock Street BK5 D
655 Miller Avenue BK5 D
516 Hegeman Avenue BK4 D
493 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
686 Sheffield Avenue BK4 B
739 Sheffield Avenue BK4 D
409 Tompkins Avenue BK4 F
396A Monroe Street BK4 D
415 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
171 Troutman Street BK3 D
2174 Fulton Street BK3 D
2063 Fulton Street BK3 D
2074 Dean Street BK3 D
779 Mac Donough Street BK3 F
2206 Fulton Street BK3 F
273 Jefferson Avenue BK3 C
165 Hancock Street BK3 F
343 Marion Street BK3 B
1847 Eastern Parkway BK2 F
2292 Atlantic Avenue BK2 D
2447 Dean Street BK2 F
419 Saratoga Avenue BK2 B
851 Marcy Avenue BK2 D

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,467,265 on 2005-12-23 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 7 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
2005-12-23Agreement $9,893,561 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. $9,893,561
2005-12-23Mortgage $3,467,265 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,467,265
2005-12-23Deed $3,467,265 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. $3,467,265
2003-08-06Mortgage $549,770 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU; SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A. $549,770
2003-08-06Mortgage $579,311 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $579,311
2003-08-06Mortgage $7,189,602 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $7,189,602
2003-08-06Mortgage $7,160,062 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $7,160,062

Ten-year activity

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2021
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017021021
2018011213
20190055
2020027229
2021012214
2022056258
2023120223
2024041344
202509211
202619212
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 295Ownership & money 29Health & systems 26

Every one of the 386 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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