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661 Flatbush Avenue

250Records
14City systems
4Open violations
14.3Penalty rate

250 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES,
BBL3050450010
BIN3115651, 3403928

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 14.3. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · GENERAL (1) · Mold (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)2 HAWTHORNE ST ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerMICHAEL ROTHSTEIN
Managing agentROTHSTEIN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,494,000 $672,300
2026$1,526,000 $686,700
2027$1,605,000 $722,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Errol's Caribbean DelightsCaribbeanC—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayParkside Av — Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Hawthorne St — B41 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFlatbush Ave & Fenimore St · 350 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

661 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ROTHSTEIN MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 217 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 Ocean Avenue BK57 A
2223 Cortelyou Road BK53 B
236 East 23 Street BK23 A
345 St Johns Place BK20 A
221 East 16 Street BK20 A
2303 East 23 Street BK16 A
349 St Johns Place BK16 A
661 Flatbush Avenue BK12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $57,478 on 2020-03-19 (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
2020-03-19Agreement $1,400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,400,000
2020-03-19Mortgage $57,479 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $57,479
2015-04-24AL&R $1,500,000 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-24Agreement $1,500,000 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-24Mortgage $463,024 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $463,024
2012-03-08Agreement $1,100,000 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,100,000
2012-03-08Agreement $1,100,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,100,000
2012-03-08AL&R $1,100,000 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,100,000
2012-03-08Mortgage $424,866 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $424,866
2009-01-27AL&R $700,000 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST ASSOCIATES,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $700,000
2009-01-27M&CON $442,712 — from 2 HAWTHRONE STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $442,712
2004-04-27AL&R $499,990 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC $499,990
2004-04-27Mortgage $499,990 — from 2 HAWTHORNE ST. ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $499,990
1992-11-27Mortgage $150,000 — from JAMAICA BAY RLTY CORP to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007007
2018204017
2019007018
20200056112
202100370037
202200120113
202301100112
2024007029
202503110216
2026001056
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 173Ownership & money 32Health & systems 14

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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