229 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 13 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1) · Noise (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 679 EAST 3RD STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | Hershy Moskovits |
| Managing agent | Comfort Management |
| Last registered | 2026-04-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $297,600 | $133,920 |
| 2026 | $290,160 | $130,572 |
| 2027 | $348,270 | $156,722 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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.
| Subway | Ditmas Av — F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 18 Av / E 5 St — B8 · 0.2 mi |
| Citi Bike | Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington 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.
679 East 3 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
2 311 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.
Managed by COMFORT MANAGEMENT — 48 buildings, 417 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B7 · C9. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Mortgage $100,000 — from KATZ, FRIMET; KATZ, JOSEPH M to NORTHFIELD BANK | $100,000 | |
| 2024-05-09 | Mortgage $940,500 — from LEIBER, SHULEM; LANDAU, CHANY to MERS | $940,500 | |
| 2024-05-09 | Deed $990,000 — from KATZ, UDY; KATZ, PINCHAS to LEIBER, SHULEM; LANDAU, CHANY | $990,000 | |
| 2024-04-18 | Sold for $990,000 | $990,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023-03-16 | Mortgage $1,087,500 — from KATZ, JOSEPH M; KATZ, FRIMET to UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS | $1,087,500 | |
| 2023-03-16 | Deed $1,450,000 — from WERZBERGER, BENTZION to KATZ, JOSEPH M; KATZ, FRIMET | $1,450,000 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $290,000 |
| 2022-09-06 | Agreement $550,000 — from J & J CAPITAL REALTY ASSOCICATES LLC to SIMONE E. WERZBERGER; BENTZION WERZBERGER | $550,000 | |
| 2022-06-03 | Deed $740,000 — from 679 EAST 3 SFS LLC to FARKAS, USHER | $740,000 | |
| 2022-06-03 | Mortgage $555,000 — from FARKAS, USHER to MERS; CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PART | $555,000 | |
| 2022-05-09 | Sold for $740,000 | $740,000 | $148,000 |
| 2022-04-25 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 679 EAST 3RD LLC; WERZBERGER, SIMONE S; WERZBERGER, BENTZION to J & J CAPITAL REALTY ASSOCIATIES LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2022-04-25 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 679 EAST 3RD LLC; WERZBERGER, SIMONE S; WERZBERGER, BENTZION to J & J CAPITAL REALTY ASSOCIATIES LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2022-04-25 | Agreement $962,500 — from WERZBERGER, BENTZION to MERS | $962,500 | |
| 2022-04-25 | Mortgage $55,500 — from WERZBERGER, BENTZION to MERS | $55,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 229 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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