2,334 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 809 HPD housing violations, 723 311 service requests, 587 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 566.4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 49 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
258 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (104) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PLUMBING (11) · WATER LEAK (10).
$35,504 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1909) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | FENIMORE PLAZA LLC |
| Head officer | ABE BETESH |
| Managing agent | FENIMORE PLAZA LLC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,210,000 | $544,500 |
| 2026 | $1,073,000 | $482,850 |
| 2027 | $1,183,000 | $532,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Badger | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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.
| Subway | Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Chester Ct — B41 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Flatbush Ave & Fenimore St · 150 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.
621 Flatbush 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
258 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $414,847 on 2025-08-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2025-08-22 | Mortgage $414,847 — from FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $414,847 | |
| 2016-12-13 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2016-12-13 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2016-12-13 | Mortgage $1,042,423 — from FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,042,423 | |
| 2009-05-15 | Mortgage $875,000 — from FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $875,000 | |
| 1998-10-06 | Mortgage $152,065 — from FENIMORE PLAZA LLC to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK | $152,065 | |
| 1996-01-25 | Mortgage $15,000 — from FENIMORE PLAZA, L.L.C. to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK | $15,000 | |
| 1995-03-08 | Mortgage $210,000 — from FENIMORE PLAZA to 621 FLATBUSH AVE DEVP | $210,000 | |
| 1989-09-01 | Mortgage $18,000 — from 63 FENIMORE INC to LINCOLN SAVS BANK | $18,000 | |
| 1986-11-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 63 FENIMORE ST ASSOCIATE to ELSEE INDUSTRIES INC. | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 72 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 62 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 6 | 174 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 0 | 1 | 268 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 0 | 1 | 325 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 7 | 138 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 4 | 5 | 186 |
| 2025 | 6 | 18 | 184 | 4 | 1 | 213 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
Every one of the 2,334 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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