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661 Classon Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011420003 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-18.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Illegal Parking (5) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P
Head officerLAURIE KEFALIDIS
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,104,000 $946,800
2026$2,340,000 $1,053,000
2027$2,273,000 $1,022,850

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Bergen St — B48 · 50 ft
Citi BikeClasson Ave & St Marks Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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

661 Classon 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

35 311 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 IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2018-05-17 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 5 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
2018-05-17Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES; 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000
1991-09-17Mortgage $1,579,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP $1,579,000
1991-09-17Mortgage $768,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/ CP $768,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201802237
201902147
202002024
202105038
202204037
2023760316
20240182424
2025090413
20260130417
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The last 12 months — 20 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-13Boiler inspection
2026-02-09311: Snow or Ice — Roadway
2026-02-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-13Boiler inspection
2026-02-09311: Snow or Ice — Roadway
2026-02-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2025-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-28Boiler inspection
2025-01-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-19311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-08-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-06-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-29Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-04-15Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, SAN FRANCISCO, CA; JPMORGAN CH to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2024-04-15AALR — from FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2024-03-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-04Boiler inspection
2024-03-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-15311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED AT FRONT ERECTED ILLUMINATED BUSINESS AWNING READING "ARIF DISCOUNT MART" WITH NO PERMITS OR APPROVALS ISSUED BY DOB WITH
2023-05-26311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-05-26311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2023-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-16Boiler inspection
2023-01-16311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2023-01-11FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-01-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-01-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-01-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-12-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-11311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2022-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-17Boiler inspection
2022-01-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-09-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-08-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-07-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2021-03-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-25Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-10Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-07-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-22CERT — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2019-03-26Boiler inspection
2019-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-01-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-28311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2018-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-17Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES; 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$3,000,000
2018-05-17AL&R — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P.; 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2018-05-02Boiler inspection
2018-02-28311: DRIE — Copy of Approval Order
2018-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-15Eviction executed (4-B)
2017-03-30Boiler inspection
2016
2016-12-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-10-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-07-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-02-14311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2015-02-14311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012
2012-05-03311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012-03-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012-03-03311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012-02-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012-02-19311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012-01-08311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2011
2011-12-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2011-02-28Mortgage satisfied — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P. to PENY & CO.
2011-02-28TL&R — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2010
2010-12-18HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2010-12-11311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-10-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-02-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-02-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2007-02-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-06-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-06-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-05-15Job filed: BOILER REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF INSTANTANEOUS HEATER STORAGE. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2006-05-15Job filed: BOILER REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF INSTANTANEOUS HEATER STORAGE. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2006-03-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-03-01Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2005
2005-07-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004
2004-11-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-07-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 34A,B4A.
2003-06-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-01-03Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. to NYC HPD
1996-01-03Agreement — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-07-13Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-05-16DOB violation B:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-12-09Agreement — from NYS DIV HSG & COMM RENEW to 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES
1992-08-10Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-09-17Agreement — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES; 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP/AK to NYC HPD
1991-09-17Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES; 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP/AK
1991-09-17Mortgage assigned — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP
1991-09-17Mortgage assigned — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP/AK; 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES to NYC HPD
1991-09-17Agreement — from NYC HPD to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP
1991-09-17Mortgage $1,579,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP$1,579,000
1991-09-17Mortgage $768,000 — from 636 CLASSON ASSOCS LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/ CP$768,000
1991-09-17Agreement — from NYC HPD to 636 C;ASSPM ASSOCS LP/AK; 636 CLASSON ASSOCIATES
1991-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
1991-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
1982
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY

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