263 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 35 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2000-03-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (10) · Food Poisoning (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Building/Use (2) · Outdoor Dining (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 679 FLATBUSH GROUP INC |
| Head officer | YIAO LIN |
| Managing agent | YIAO LIN |
| Last registered | 2020-10-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,194,000 | $131,640 |
| 2026 | $2,557,000 | $153,420 |
| 2027 | $2,485,000 | $149,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Castillo De Jagua Ramirez | Spanish | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
10 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Temperature) · 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.
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.
| Subway | Parkside Av — Q · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Hawthorne St — B41 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Parkside Ave & Flatbush Ave · 400 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.
679 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 |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $950,000 on 2020-10-27 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-27 | AL&R $950,000 — from 679 FLATBUSH GROUP INC to CATHAY BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2020-10-27 | Mortgage $950,000 — from 679 FLATBUSH GROUP INC to CATHAY BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2019-04-24 | Deed $1,260,000 — from FALADE, OLUYEMI to 679 FLATBUSH GROUP INC | $1,260,000 | |
| 2019-04-15 | Sold for $1,260,000 | $1,260,000 | $630,000 |
| 1994-02-04 | Mortgage $100,000 — from MEDRANO, MYRNA; GOMEZ, JUAN MEDRANO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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