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611 Argyle Road

1,545Records
18City systems
44Open violations
32.7Penalty rate

1,545 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 555 311 service requests, 479 HPD complaints, 275 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units84
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)KENNEDY REALTY LLC
BBL3052340037
BIN3121125

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 32.7. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations44 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2001-06-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

187 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (127) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · APPLIANCE (7) · WATER LEAK (4) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$69,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (84)
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)KENNEDY REALTY LLC
Head officerSOL KNOPF
Managing agentGUTMAN MGMT CO,INC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,740,000 $1,683,000
2026$4,621,000 $2,079,450
2027$4,673,000 $2,102,850

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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

SubwayNewkirk Plaza — B Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Rugby Rd — B8 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & Stratford Rd · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

611 Argyle Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

187 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC — 21 buildings, 856 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1890 East 5 Street BK95 B
611 Argyle Road BK84 A
35-45 79 Street QN78 A
99-34 67 Road QN67 B
1212 Newkirk Avenue BK66 B
5502 14 Avenue BK59 A
33-38 Parsons Boulevard QN53 B
2020 Avenue V BK50 A
515 Avenue I BK47 A
387 Ocean Parkway BK46 B
1801 Avenue L BK45 A
1996 Ocean Avenue BK43 A
78 Webster Avenue BK32 C
4582 Manhattan College Py BX25 B
45-55 39 Street QN25 A
1208 Sheepshead Bay Road BK12 A
57 Graham Avenue BK8 B
154 Graham Avenue BK7 A
156 Graham Avenue BK7 A
233 Hewes Street BK4 C
73 Graham Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2022-08-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-22Mortgage $450,000 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $450,000
2022-08-22Agreement $3,500,000 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,500,000
2017-06-02Agreement $3,050,000 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $3,050,000
2017-06-02Mortgage $932,153 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $932,153
2010-08-10Agreement $2,400,000 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,400,000
2010-08-10Mortgage $212,108 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $212,108
2006-02-09Mortgage $150,000 — from GASTON, SALVATRICE; MARSEILLE, DJESSICA to MERS $150,000
2003-12-30Mortgage $490,725 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $490,725
2003-12-30Agreement $2,510,750 — from KENNEDY REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,510,750
1998-12-31Mortgage $635,118 — from KENNEDY REALTY LLC to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $635,118
1996-01-12Mortgage $1,600,000 — from KENNEDY REALTY LLC to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS FBS $1,600,000
1990-01-05Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 611 ARGYLE OWNERS CORP to ZIEGELMAN, AARON; COHEN, ARTHUR G $1,900,000
1987-01-27Mortgage $683,275 — from ARGYLE, REALTY ASSOC to BANKERS FED S&L ASSN $683,275
1985-09-05Mortgage $660,173 — from ARGYLE REALTY ASSOC to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVS $660,173

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702425049
201827450357
201906890196
202001516604185
20210216202166
202201893396
202301360239
202401470149
202501320235
20260519303201
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 115Housing & tenants 1,344Ownership & money 56Health & systems 24

Every one of the 1,545 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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