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620 Flatbush Avenue

1,256Records
21City systems
20Open violations
51.2Penalty rate

1,256 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 440 311 service requests, 336 HPD complaints, 292 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units61
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HARTLAND CHESTER LLC
BBL3050260178
BIN3114632

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 51.2. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations20 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’24–25
26
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$25,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$361,575 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (61)
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)Hartland Chester LLC
Head officerAJ Kurand
Managing agentAlejandro espinosa
Last registered2025-06-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,777,000 $1,699,650
2026$3,898,000 $1,754,100
2027$4,029,000 $1,813,050

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Red Chaconia CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence
ScoopsVegetarianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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

SubwayProspect Park — B Q S · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Chester Ct — B41 · 50 ft
Citi BikeFlatbush Ave & Fenimore St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
Middle: Ebbets Field 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

620 Flatbush Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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: $2,350,000 on 2018-07-19 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-24Deed $8,250,000 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to HARTLAND CHESTER LLC $8,250,000
2025-03-24Agreement $5,815,000 — from HARTLAND CHESTER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,815,000
2025-02-26Sold for $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $135,246
2018-07-19Mortgage $2,350,000 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,350,000
2018-07-19AL&R $8,350,000 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,350,000
2018-07-19Agreement $8,350,000 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,350,000
2016-12-20Agreement $6,000,000 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2015-06-03Agreement $6,000,000 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2015-04-13Deed $14,117,821 — from CHESTER ASSOCIATES LLC to JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC $14,117,821
2015-04-13Mortgage $3,882,179 — from JEREMY PROPERTIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,882,179
2014-01-24Mortgage $403,000 — from CHESTER ASSOCIATES to THE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY PRESERVATION $403,000
2010-12-09Agreement $2,117,821 — from CHESTER ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,117,821
2004-01-28Mortgage $2,207,083 — from CHESTER ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,207,083
2004-01-28AL&R $2,325,000 to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,325,000
2004-01-28Agreement $2,325,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to CHESTER ASSOCIATES $2,325,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751560163
201841604170
20198210502117
202001220326
202101510153
202242570265
202307530262
202401692274
202502806593
202602510356
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 1,090Ownership & money 45Health & systems 23

Every one of the 1,256 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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