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656 Stanley Avenue

2,862Records
20City systems
108Open violations
71.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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2,862 recorded events, 2008–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 935 311 service requests, 488 HPD housing violations, 452 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built2018
Floors4
Res. units240
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI
BBL3043750001
BIN3097779, 3413736, 3413737, 3413778, 3413779, 3425900, 3425901, 3856507, 3856508, 3856509, 3856510, 3856511, 3856519, 3856520, 3856521, 3856523, 3856524, 3856525, 3856526, 3856527, 3856528, 3856529, 3856530, 3856531, 3856532

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 71.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations108 total — 44 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-22.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

183 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 66 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

20
’23–24
66
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

434 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (86) · Noise (86) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (50) · APPLIANCE (38) · PLUMBING (32) · PAINT/PLASTER (23).

Filed construction activity

$2,153,357 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (40 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (240)
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)STANLEY COMMONS OWNER.LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELHMGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$42,764,000 $19,243,800
2026$41,165,000 $18,524,250
2027$40,484,000 $18,217,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 95/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (1 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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Van Siclen Av / Stanley Av — B83 · 300 ft
Citi BikeVan Siclen Ave & Linden Blvd · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 306 Ethan Allen
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

656 Stanley 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

434 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 86 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 ELHMGMT.LLC — 2 buildings, 296 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
656 Stanley Avenue BK240 C
2240 Tiebout Avenue BX56 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,529,360 on 2018-08-29 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its De), covering 2 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
2018-08-29Agreement $5,014,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC; STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $5,014,000
2018-08-29Agreement $3,000,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC; STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $3,000,000
2018-08-29Agreement $2,500,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC; STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $2,500,000
2018-08-29Agreement $8,329,360 — from STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC; STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $8,329,360
2018-08-29Mortgage $2,529,360 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $2,529,360
2015-10-07Mortgage $216,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to STANLEY COMMONS PARTICIPANT LLC $216,000
2015-01-20Mortgage $2,183,717 — from STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC; STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to STANLEY COMMONS DEVELOPER LLC $2,183,717
2015-01-20Mortgage $5,014,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,014,000
2015-01-20Mortgage $3,000,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,000,000
2015-01-20Mortgage $2,500,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,500,000
2015-01-20Mortgage $5,800,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,800,000
2015-01-20Mortgage $11,320,169 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $11,320,169
2015-01-20Mortgage $1,779,831 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,779,831
2015-01-20Mortgage $1,900,000 — from STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,900,000
2015-01-20Mortgage $2,284,305 — from STANLEY COMMONS OWNER LLC; STANLEY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,284,305

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201749463100126
2018191247913100
2019131283012120
20201612223112264
2021138112213148
2022014130112157
2023019269015303
2024011466012489
202509376113399
202604208013225
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The full timeline

Construction 500Enforcement 248Housing & tenants 1,946Ownership & money 53Health & systems 115

Every one of the 2,862 recorded events, 2008–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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