141 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 125.2. 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 | 13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-24. |
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.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · ELECTRIC (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · PLUMBING (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (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) | 688 NEW LOTS AVE LLC |
| Head officer | EZRA KARAKO |
| Managing agent | JANUS ASSOCIATES INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $567,000 | $255,150 |
| 2026 | $600,000 | $270,000 |
| 2027 | $720,000 | $324,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | New Lots Av — 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Jerome St — B15 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | New Lots Ave & Ashford St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns 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.
688 New Lots 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 |
17 311 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 JANUS ASSOCIATES INC — 8 buildings, 92 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27-24 21 Street | QN | 27 | C |
| 100 Rivington Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 340 East 146 Street | BX | 11 | C |
| 487 Prospect Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 810 Broadway | MN | 8 | B |
| 351 West 21 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 528 6 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 688 New Lots Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $370,687 on 2022-02-01 (lender: Connectone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | AL&R $780,000 — from 688 NEW LOTS AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $780,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Agreement $780,000 — from 688 NEW LOTS AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $780,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Mortgage $370,687 — from 688 NEW LOTS AVE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $370,687 | |
| 2014-06-06 | AL&R $499,000 — from 688 NEW LOTS AVE LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $499,000 | |
| 2014-06-06 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 688 NEW LOTS AVE LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $499,000 | |
| 2013-05-07 | Deed $452,000 — from CANCER CORP, NY CORPORATION to 688 NEW LOTS AVENUE, LLC | $452,000 | |
| 1985-07-17 | Mortgage $15,000 — from MAYO, ALDO; ORIOL, PINEDA to GRIFFITH, EDWARD | $15,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 141 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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