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647 Albany Avenue

1,274Records
18City systems
97Open violations
53.8Penalty rate

1,274 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 594 311 service requests, 313 HPD complaints, 180 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1955
Floors6
Res. units92
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)647 ALBANY AVE
BBL3048230001
BIN3107464

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 53.8. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations97 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-28.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
22
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Blocked Driveway (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Illegal Parking (6).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1955)
YesSix or more residential units (92)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)647 ALBANY AVENUE, LLC
Head officerALAN FISHER
Managing agentFISHER ASSOCIATES
Last registered2025-10-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,665,000 $2,999,250
2026$6,939,000 $3,122,550
2027$6,543,000 $2,944,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Albany Av / Winthrop St — B12 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWinthrop St & Albany Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
Middle: New Heights 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

647 Albany 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

100 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 FISHER ASSOCIATES — 19 buildings, 1,527 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
74-10 35 Avenue QN210 B
35-43 84 Street QN108 D
72-10 37 Avenue QN101 B
35-46 74 Street QN96 B
630 Ocean Avenue BK95 B
89-29 163 Street QN95 D
37-09 75 Street QN93 B
647 Albany Avenue BK92 B
61-17 Woodside Avenue QN88 B
87-10 37 Avenue QN88 B
35-15 Leverich Street QN78 A
9303 Shore Road BK70 B
570 Ocean Avenue BK60 C
1 Tennis Court BK59 C
201 East 19 Street BK55 B
61-07 Woodside Avenue QN53 B
87-16 Winchester Boulevard QN48 B
2621 Broadway MN30 B
1086 Flatbush Avenue BK8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,593,196 on 2016-03-01 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-25Agreement $7,900,000 — from 647 ALBANY AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $7,900,000
2016-03-01Agreement $7,900,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 647 ALBANY AVE. LLC $7,900,000
2016-03-01Mortgage $3,593,196 — from 647 ALBANY AVE. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,593,196
2009-02-12Mortgage $2,241,414 — from 647 ALBANY AVE. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,241,414
2009-02-12Agreement $4,590,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 647 ALBANY AVE. LLC $4,590,000
2009-02-12AL&R $4,590,000 — from 647 ALBANY AVE. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,590,000
2004-07-04Agreement $2,560,804 — from 647 ALBANY AVE. LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $2,560,804
2001-01-26Mortgage $916,617 — from 647 ALBANY AVE LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $916,617
1996-12-20Mortgage $75,000 — from 647 ALBANY AVENUE CO to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $75,000
1996-12-20Mortgage $349,938 — from 647 ALBANY AVENUE CO to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $349,938
1992-08-06Mortgage $185,057 — from 647 ALBANY AVE CO to EAST NY SAVINGS BANK $185,057
1987-03-24Mortgage $582,816 — from 647 ALBANY AVE CO; 647 ALBANY AVEUNE CO/FKA to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $582,816
1983-12-16Mortgage $280,562 — from 647 ALBANY AVE CO to METROPOLITAN SAVINGSBK $280,562

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
20183540360
20195430553
20202470150
20212571161
20221440146
20230380139
2024213502139
20255830189
20261360138
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 1,124Ownership & money 49Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,274 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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