313 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 HPD housing violations, 82 HPD complaints, 68 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1922) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | JOE PENN LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL HARFENES |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $402,000 | $180,900 |
| 2026 | $482,000 | $216,900 |
| 2027 | $578,000 | $260,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Pennsylvania Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / New Lots Av — B20 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | New Lots Ave & Vermont St · 550 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.
657 Pennsylvania 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 |
1 311 service request from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $85,000 on 2018-12-11 (lender: The Federal Savings Bank) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-04 | M&CON $1,900,000 — from 657 PENN LLC; 647 PENN LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2022-01-04 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from 657 PENN LLC; 647 PENN LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2018-12-11 | Agreement $630,000 — from HARFENES, JOEL to THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; MERS | $630,000 | |
| 2018-12-11 | Mortgage $85,000 — from HARFENES, JOEL to THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; MERS | $85,000 | |
| 2017-05-15 | Mortgage $545,000 — from JOE PENN LLC to ALPHA PARTNERS REAL ESTATE FUNDING LLC | $545,000 | |
| 2017-05-15 | Deed $545,000 — from KIRKLAND, GLORIA M; JOSEPHS, DONNETTH to JOE PENN LLC | $545,000 | |
| 2017-04-25 | Sold for $545,000 | $545,000 | $136,250 |
| 1985-12-05 | Mortgage $5,500 — from CHRISTOPHER, GLORIAM.K. to BANK OF COMMERCE | $5,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 54 |
| 2020 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 97 |
| 2021 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 71 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 313 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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