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711 Shepherd Avenue

2,030Records
14City systems
517Open violations
3033.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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2,030 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 781 HPD housing violations, 576 HPD complaints, 456 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)JEROME, DIANNE
BBL3044530062
BIN3098342

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GRADE F

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 3033.8. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations517 total — 132 class C (immediately hazardous), 286 class B, 99 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-02.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 64). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

23
’24–25
64
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · PLUMBING (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · WATER LEAK (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
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)DIANNE JEROME
Last registered2018-07-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$384,000 $172,800
2026$421,000 $189,450
2027$505,000 $227,250

The city's market estimate has risen 32% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Shepherd Av — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Berriman St — B15 · 450 ft
Citi BikeNew Lots Ave & Ashford St · 0.3 mi · 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.

Report a problem to 311

711 Shepherd 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

106 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $674,416 on 2008-04-17 (lender: The Money Source, INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-03Deed $1,326,257 — from SEGAL, ESQ.,REFEREE, JACK to CITIMORTGAGE, INC., $1,326,257
2008-04-17Deed $685,000 — from THOMAS, DELROSE to JEROME, DIANNE $685,000
2008-04-17Mortgage $674,416 — from JEROME, DIANNE to THE MONEY SOURCE, INC $674,416
2006-02-06Deed $565,000 — from WILLIAMS, ADRIAN to THOMAS, DELIOSE $565,000
2006-02-06Mortgage $84,750 — from THOMAS, DELIOSE to MERS $84,750
2006-02-06Mortgage $452,000 — from THOMAS, DELIOSE to MERS $452,000
2005-02-10Mortgage $94,000 — from WILLIAMS, ADRIAN to MERS $94,000
2005-02-10Mortgage $376,000 — from WILLIAMS, ADRIAN to MERS $376,000
2005-02-10Deed $470,000 — from GEORGE, LYSTRA D to WILLIAMS, ADRIAN $470,000
1996-11-18Mortgage $174,847 — from GEORGE, LYSTRA D to AMERITRUST NATIONALMORTGAGE BANKERS INC $174,847
1986-10-17Mortgage $80,000 — from BUCHANAN, AUBREY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017314700150
2018013814143
2019010422108
2020016400164
20217891097
20220521053
2023011801119
20242481051
2025119801200
2026024010241
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 1,928Ownership & money 36Health & systems 10

Every one of the 2,030 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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