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6608 12 Avenue

240Records
14City systems
47Open violations
907Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11219 · Neighborhood: Dyker Heights
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240 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 72 HPD housing violations, 19 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11219
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)CHEN, WEI
BBL3057590040
BIN3142466, 3382995

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 907. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · PLUMBING (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)wei chen
Last registered2025-06-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,515,000 $90,900
2026$1,691,000 $101,460
2027$1,659,000 $99,540

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
62 St — D N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Ridge Av / 12 Av — B64 · 650 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The School For Future Leaders
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

6608 12 Avenue

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

30 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,993 on 2021-05-07 (lender: East West Bank) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-20Agreement $890,000 — from CHEN, WEI to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; EAST WEST BANK $890,000
2021-05-07Mortgage $25,994 — from CHEN, WEI to EAST WEST BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $25,994
2018-09-17Deed $1,668,000 — from SALVATORE BOTTI, AS TRUSTEE; ELAINE BOTTI DECLARATION OF TRUST to CHEN, WEI $1,668,000
2018-09-17Mortgage $900,000 — from CHEN, WEI to MERS $900,000
2018-08-23Sold for $1,668,000 $1,668,000 $556,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
76
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700123
201831239
201902406
20200214016
20210110213
202200606
20230133034
20240076076
20250015015
202600303
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 14Health & systems 2

Every one of the 240 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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