235 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 HPD complaints.
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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 180. 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2014-11-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · APPLIANCE (6) · PLUMBING (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · WATER LEAK (3).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2012) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ABRAHAM KARPEN |
| Managing agent | NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $776,000 | $46,560 |
| 2026 | $735,000 | $44,100 |
| 2027 | $702,000 | $42,120 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% 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 | New Lots Av — 3 · 450 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 · 350 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.
690 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 |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC — 3 buildings, 6 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 694 New Lots Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 692 New Lots Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
| 690 New Lots Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,254 on 2021-06-10 (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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-18 | Agreement $459,000 — from FEDER, HINDY; KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS | $459,000 | |
| 2021-06-10 | Mortgage $25,254 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS | $25,254 | |
| 2021-06-10 | Mortgage $433,746 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS | $433,746 | |
| 2021-06-10 | Agreement $2,168,730 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC; KARPEN, JOEL; KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC | $2,168,730 | |
| 2016-04-13 | Mortgage $2,400,000 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2016-04-13 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2015-05-26 | Deed $1,600,000 — from PARADIGM CREDIT CORP. to NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2015-05-04 | Deed $1,485,000 — from NEW LOTS AVE 2009 LLC to PARADIGM CREDIT CORP. | $1,485,000 | |
| 2012-03-20 | AL&R $1,485,000 — from NEW LOTS AVE 2009 LLC to PARADIGM CREDIT CORP. | $1,485,000 | |
| 2012-03-20 | Agreement $1,485,000 — from NEW LOTS AVE 2009 LLC to PARADIGM CREDIT CORP. | $1,485,000 | |
| 2009-02-13 | Agreement $980,000 — from MILL POND FUNDING LLC to NEW LOTS AVE 2009 LLC | $980,000 | |
| 2008-08-25 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 170 LIBERTY CORP. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP. | $150,000 | |
| 2007-02-23 | Mortgage $980,000 — from 170 LIBERTY CORP. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP. | $980,000 | |
| 2007-02-23 | Deed $1,200,000 — from NEW LOTS AVENUE LLC to 170 LIBERTY CORP. | $1,200,000 | |
| 2007-02-23 | AL&R $1,440,000 — from 170 LIBERTY CORP. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP. | $1,440,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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