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615 Rugby Road

1,289Records
15City systems
54Open violations
603.4Penalty rate

1,289 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 411 HPD complaints, 385 311 service requests, 372 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FLGSP 607-625 RUGBY RD LLC
BBL3052350046
BIN3121169

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GRADE D

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 603.4. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations54 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-02.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · GENERAL (8) · APPLIANCE (6) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 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 (16)
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)FLGSP 607-625 Rugby Rd LLC
Head officerErnest McClain
Managing agentNieuw Amsterdam Property Management
Last registered2026-04-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,004,000 $451,800
2026$1,068,000 $480,600
2027$977,000 $439,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayNewkirk Plaza — B Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Marlborough Rd — B8 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & Argyle 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

615 Rugby 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

71 311 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2700 Bronx Park East BX716 D
2800 Bronx Park East BX680 D
81-10 135 Street QN189 D
222 Lenox Road BK160 D
80-08 135 Street QN139 D
2400 Nostrand Avenue BK133 D
225 Parkside Avenue BK126 F
18-70 Troutman Street QN125 C
996 Ocean Parkway BK119 D
68-64 Yellowstone Blvd QN112 B
470 Ocean Avenue BK110 F
815 Gravesend Neck Road BK100 C
176 Clarkson Avenue BK91 C
459 Schenectady Avenue BK89 C
330 East 19 Street BK85 C
240 East 18 Street BK83 D
187-04 120 Avenue QN77 A
1296 Pacific Street BK76 D
2102 Beverley Road BK75 C
1554 Ocean Avenue BK73 B
85 Clarkson Avenue BK71 D
991 Carroll Street BK70 F
426 East 22 Street BK66 D
1280 Ocean Avenue BK66 C
405 East 16 Street BK62 D
681 Ocean Avenue BK60 D
115 East 21 Street BK59 D
916 Carroll Street BK58 C
926 Carroll Street BK58 B
303 West 154 Street MN54 C
794 Madison Avenue MN53 B
988 Montgomery Street BK53 C
419 Vanderbilt Avenue BK49 B
706 Lefferts Avenue BK49 C
40 Argyle Road BK49 C
529 East 22 Street BK48 C
1362 Ocean Avenue BK48 F
246 Bradhurst Avenue MN47 C
1535 Ocean Avenue BK44 D
1820 Cortelyou Road BK42 C
2513 Newkirk Avenue BK42 C
3301 Farragut Road BK42 B
1171 President Street BK40 D
915 Washington Avenue BK37 B
1060 Union Street BK35 D
242 Bradhurst Avenue MN35 B
186-08 120 Road QN34 A
121-30 Farmers Boulevard QN34 A
619 Rugby Road BK32 D
28 Argyle Road BK31 B
1617 President Street BK28 D
223 West 109 Street MN25 C
211 West 109 Street MN25 C
206 West 109 Street MN25 C
307 12 Street BK25 D
233 West 109 Street MN25 C
416 West 23 Street MN24 B
2232 Adam C Powell Blvd MN24 F
1038 Union Street BK23 C
367 Edgecombe Avenue MN23 D

showing 60 of 194 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,406,994 on 2018-07-27 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-16Agreement $3,335,180 — from FLGSP 607-625 RUGBY RD LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. S/B/M; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,335,180
2026-04-16Deed $5,038,425 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to FLGSP 607-625 RUGBY RD LLC $5,038,425
2026-03-31Sold for $5,038,425 $5,038,425 $314,902
2022-02-09Agreement $7,412,000 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,412,000
2022-02-09AL&R $7,412,000 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,412,000
2022-02-09Mortgage $1,241,318 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,241,318
2018-07-27Mortgage $1,406,995 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,406,995
2018-07-27Agreement $6,477,000 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,477,000
2018-07-27AL&R $6,477,000 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,477,000
2014-04-04Mortgage $1,108,140 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,108,140
2014-04-04Agreement $5,570,000 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,570,000
2014-03-11RPTT&RET $208,100,625 — from BAP I PREFERRED LLC to PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXV LLC $208,100,625
2012-05-25Agreement $62,538,084 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 292 ST. JOHNS LLC; 529 EAST 22 LLC; 1535 OCEAN LLC; 1803 BEVERLY LLC; 85 CLARKSON LLC; 210 $62,538,084
2012-03-15AL&R $4,622,488 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,622,488
2012-03-15Agreement $4,622,488 — from 607 RUGBY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,622,488

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700210021
201800543057
201900470047
202000250025
20214030310
202201533057
202301260027
202400270027
20250014300143
20260726240273
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 1,191Ownership & money 52Health & systems 5

Every one of the 1,289 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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