405 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 HPD complaints, 114 311 service requests, 57 HPD housing violations.
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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 1098. In ZIP 11692, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 41 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2003-01-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 19 · winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$72,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · APPLIANCE (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1960) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $467,000 | $28,020 |
| 2026 | $505,000 | $30,300 |
| 2027 | $582,000 | $34,920 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 | Beach 67 St — A · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./M.S 042 R. Vernam Middle: P.S./M.S 042 R. Vernam. 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.
640 Beach 66 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 |
66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $187,500 on 2019-01-31 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-31 | Mortgage $187,500 — from FERGUSON, CHARLESETTA to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC | $187,500 | |
| 2005-05-18 | Mortgage $50,000 — from FERGUSON, CHARLESETTA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $50,000 | |
| 1989-09-14 | Mortgage $84,750 — from FERGUSON, CHARLESETTA to CHEMICAL BANK | $84,750 | |
| 1985-08-07 | Mortgage $25,000 — from TEWARI, MILTON; TEWARI, JEANETTE to RAINIER FINANCIAL SERV/C | $25,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 65 |
| 2023 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 112 |
| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 38 |
Every one of the 405 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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