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620 East 17 Street

776Records
14City systems
9Open violations
764.5Penalty rate

776 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 262 HPD housing violations, 222 HPD complaints, 203 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1936
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3052370024
BIN3121212

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 764.5. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations9 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
14
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PLUMBING (13) · Rodent (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (8).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1936)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerAJ KURLAND
Managing agentAlejandro Espinosa
Last registered2025-06-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,034,400 $465,480
2026$1,241,000 $558,450
2027$1,489,000 $670,050

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / E 18 St — 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: 152, 315
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

620 East 17 Street

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

112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $774,078 on 2026-02-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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
2026-02-13Mortgage $774,078 — from BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC; OCEAN HEIGHTS HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $774,078
2026-02-13Agreement $2,425,000 — from BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC; OCEAN HEIGHTS HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,425,000
2025-06-26Deed $1,025,000 — from FC EAST 17TH LLC to BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC $1,025,000
2025-06-26Mortgage $10,517 — from BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC to YJV CAPITAL LLC $10,517
2025-06-26Agreement $750,000 — from BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC to YJV CAPITAL LLC $750,000
2025-05-30Sold for $1,025,000 $1,025,000 $170,833
2017-06-16Deed $1,590,000 — from CRC REALTY LLC to FC EAST 17TH LLC $1,590,000
2017-06-16Mortgage $833,000 — from FC EAST 17TH LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING LLC $833,000
2017-06-08Sold for $1,590,000 $1,590,000 $265,000
1994-07-20Mortgage $100,000 — from C R C REALTY to PODRABINEK, PINCHOS $100,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170575163
20180470148
20190870188
20200420143
20210410142
20220380442
20232590364
20242167011180
202508051196
20260203730
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 705Ownership & money 20Health & systems 42

Every one of the 776 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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