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670 Sheffield Avenue

854Records
11City systems
6Open violations
136Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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854 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 HPD complaints, 277 HPD housing violations, 206 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1923
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC
BBL3042970022
BIN3096341

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 136. 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · APPLIANCE (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (2).

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 (1923)
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)670 Sheffield 2016 LLC
Head officerSemyon Muratov
Managing agentSIMS Management Group
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$374,000 $168,300
2026$342,000 $153,900
2027$410,000 $184,500

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 4 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
New Lots Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Georgia Av — B15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeGeorgia Ave & New Lots Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 213 New Lots
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

670 Sheffield 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

29 311 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 SIMS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 13 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
44 Rockaway Avenue BK6 B
986 Rutland Road BK5 F
670 Sheffield Avenue BK4 D
4044 Seton Avenue BX4 A
696 Riverdale Avenue BK4 A
3000 Fulton Street BK4 D
401 Montauk Avenue BK4 B
1339 Chisholm Street BX3 F
2423 Mermaid Avenue BK2 D
2588 Pitkin Avenue BK2 C
160 Rockaway Avenue BK2 B
2788 Marion Avenue BX2 A
802 East 169 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $325,891 on 2022-02-07 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-07AL&R $725,000 — from 670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $725,000
2022-02-07Mortgage $325,891 — from 670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $325,891
2022-02-07Agreement $725,000 — from 670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $725,000
2017-03-08Agreement $455,000 — from 670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $455,000
2017-03-08AL&R $455,000 — from 670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $455,000
2017-03-08Mortgage $105,000 — from 670 SHEFFIELD 2016 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $105,000
2015-04-28Mortgage $350,000 — from 670 SHEFFIELD LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $350,000
2015-04-28Deed $450,000 — from ALAPO, CHRISTIANA to 670 SHEFFIELD LLC $450,000
2010-12-13Mortgage $200,000 — from ALAPO, CHRISTIANA to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $200,000
2004-02-19Mortgage $427,500 — from ALAPO, CHRISTIANA to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP. $427,500
2004-02-03Mortgage $315,000 — from DESCORBETH, CHARLES; DESCORBETH, MARIE to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. $315,000
2002-12-03Mortgage $60,750 — from ALAPO, CHRISTIANA to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL LLC $60,750
2002-12-03Mortgage $324,000 — from ALAPO,CHRISTIANA to CAMBRIDGE HOMES CAPITAL LLC $324,000
1999-08-25Mortgage $148,000 — from MENASHE, SHLOMO to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC $148,000
1997-09-11Mortgage $75,000 — from COACHMAN, JOHN T; COACHMAN, VIVIAN to NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP $75,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201721465153
2018036036
20190000
2020019019
2021018018
202206410
20230808
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 796Ownership & money 51Health & systems 3

Every one of the 854 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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