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657 East 26 Street

1,109Records
17City systems
17Open violations
3.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,109 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 423 311 service requests, 254 HPD complaints, 144 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units113
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)657 OWNERS CORP.
BBL3052470006
BIN3121585

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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 51% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.9. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-22.

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.

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

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Water System (4) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$83,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (113)
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)657 OWNERS CORP
Head officerTHEODORE WEINBERGER
Managing agentDSJ MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,506,000 $3,377,700
2026$8,613,000 $3,875,850
2027$8,053,000 $3,623,850

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,894,368 a year ($16.00 per sq ft), operating expenses $899,825 ($7.60 per sq ft), net operating income $994,543. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 63/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Glenwood Rd / Amersfort Pl — B6 B11 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

657 East 26 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

60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 DSJ MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 1,600 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2525 Nostrand Avenue BK114 B
657 East 26 Street BK113 A
2680 East 19 Street BK107 A
3101 Ocean Parkway BK102 B
2300 Ocean Avenue BK84 C
135 Prospect Park SW BK84 A
3115 Brighton 6 Street BK82 A
364 93 Street BK81 A
145 95 Street BK74 A
50 East 18 Street BK73 C
255 79 Street BK72 A
20 East 18 Street BK71 B
7119 Shore Road BK65 A
1543 West 1 Street BK59 B
7825 4 Avenue BK59 A
720 East 32 Street BK57 A
740 East 32 Street BK57 A
22 Martense Street BK56 A
166 Seeley Street BK55 A
7101 Shore Road BK53 A
70 Linden Boulevard BK41 B
75 Martense Street BK41 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2020-03-04 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-11RPTT&RET $490,000 — from AGOSTINELLI, ERIN; AGOSTINELLI, MICHAEL to PLOURDE, JOSEPH $490,000
2026-08-26Sold for $490,000 $490,000 $4,336
2026-08-03RPTT&RET $555,000 — from GAC LEVIN, MELINA; GAC LEVIN, MICHAEL to KRAVITZ, CAROLINE KAPLAN; PAYNE, JOEL THOMAS $555,000
2026-07-29Sold for $555,000 $555,000 $4,912
2026-07-28RPTT&RET $428,000 — from GREEN, ELNA to HAY, MISTRAL G $428,000
2026-07-06RPTT&RET $340,000 — from BASH, RACHEL E to OHIOMA, ANUOLUWAPO; OHIOMA, JOSEPHINE $340,000
2026-06-30Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $3,009
2026-06-30Sold for $428,000 $428,000 $3,788
2026-06-26RPTT&RET $525,000 — from KAMIONER, LEIGH; BOLLWEG, ROBERT to BAL, SRISHTI; BAL, AMITOJ $525,000
2026-06-10Sold for $525,000 $525,000 $4,646
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $379,000 — from HOGG, ELIZABETH to HABIBION, ASA $379,000
2026-05-11Sold for $379,000 $379,000 $3,354
2026-04-17RPTT&RET $325,000 — from 657 REALTY, LLC to SAUL, JOLENE $325,000
2026-04-06Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $2,876
2025-10-30RPTT&RET $258,323 — from WALDMAN, ELLIOT to JEAN-FRANCOIS, JESSICA $258,323

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017025010062
201805123101139
20190398222
2020057116294
202163728190
202220538164
2023015710169
202400442147
202504294239
2026202014238
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 827Ownership & money 190Health & systems 15

Every one of the 1,109 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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