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609 Vanderbilt Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011450009 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Noise (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 (1882)
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)WINDSOR 609 HOLDINGS LLc
Head officerRONALD MCLAREN
Managing agentPLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,279,200 $575,640
2026$1,535,000 $690,750
2027$1,842,000 $828,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gran Caffe De MartiniCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Bergen St — B69 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

609 Vanderbilt Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
168 Prospect Place BK5 A
609 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2005-11-03 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-11-03Mortgage $450,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $450,000
1990-04-06Mortgage $36,856 — from MC LAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK NA $36,856
1988-02-18Mortgage $250,000 — from 609 VANDERBILT AVE CORP to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $250,000
1987-03-18Mortgage $30,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to PANKIN, SAMUEL $30,000
1987-03-09Mortgage $70,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to ARNO MANAGEMENT CORP $70,000
1986-03-24Mortgage $19,500 — from FONSECA, J.ANTONIO; FONSECA, GILBERTINAA to CACACE, ANNA $19,500

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
8
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173014
20180022
20193025
20203025
20215005
20223003
20231023
20244228
20255038
20266028
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: GRAN CAFFE DE MARTINI — grade A
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-01311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: GRAN CAFFE DE MARTINI — grade A
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-01311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-08-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-07-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-04-03Restaurant inspection: GRAN CAFFE DE MARTINI — grade A
2025-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024
2024-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-08-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-05-30Deed — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to WINDSOR 609 HOLDINGS LLC
2024-05-17Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-29Restaurant inspection: GRAN CAFFE DE MARTINI — grade A
2024-03-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-02-04311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2022
2022-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-02HPD 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
2022-02-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021
2021-08-29311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-08-22311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2021-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-05-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD 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
2020
2020-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-01-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-01-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-28311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019-05-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-03-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-07311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2016
2016-11-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-06-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2016-05-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC
2016-05-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC
2014
2014-03-19Mortgage satisfied — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
2014-03-19TL&R — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2013
2013-01-19HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT NORTH AND SOUTH UPPER AND LOWER SASHES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2013-01-19HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT UPPER AND LOWER SASHES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2012
2012-12-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2012-12-01311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2012-12-01311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2012-12-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-12-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-29Deed — from MCLAREN, RONALD to ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC
2010
2010-12-13LDMK — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT
2010-08-09311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2009
2009-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-11-03Mortgage $450,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$450,000
2005-11-03AL&R — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to MCLAREN, RONALD
2003
2003-04-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from 609 VANDERBILT AVE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994
1994-04-21Mortgage assigned — from SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL TRUST CO NY to CITIBANK, NA
1994-04-21Agreement — from MCLAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK, NA
1991
1991-10-31Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK NA to SECURITY PACIFIC NATL TR
1990
1990-04-06Mortgage assigned — from GREEN POINT SAVS BANK to CITIBANK NA
1990-04-06Mortgage $36,856 — from MC LAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK NA$36,856
1990-04-06Agreement — from MC LAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK NA
1990-03-13Deed — from 609 VANDERBILT AVE CORP to MC LAREN, RONALD
1988
1988-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from VANDERCORP RLTY INC to PANKEN, SAMUEL
1988-02-18Mortgage $250,000 — from 609 VANDERBILT AVE CORP to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK$250,000
1988-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to ARNO MANAGEMENT CORP
1987
1987-09-28Agreement — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC; 609 VANDERBILT AVE CORP to ARNO MANAGEMENT CORP
1987-06-25Deed — from BETANCOURT, JUDITH; BETANCOURT, JEFFREY; BETANCOURT, PAUL T; BETANCOURT, PAUL/AKA to 609 VANDERBILT AVE CP
1987-03-18Mortgage $30,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to PANKIN, SAMUEL$30,000
1987-03-18Deed — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to BETANCOURT, JUDITH; BETANCOURT, JEFFREY; BETANCOURT, PAUL T
1987-03-09Mortgage $70,000 — from VANDERCORP REALTY INC to ARNO MANAGEMENT CORP$70,000
1987-03-09Deed — from FONSECA, GILBERTINA; FONSECA, J ANTONIO to VANDERCORP RLTY INC
1987-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from FONSECA, GILBERTINAA; FONSECA, J. ANTONIO to CACACE, ANNA
1986
1986-03-24Deed — from CACACE, VINCENT/HR OF; CACACE,JOSEPHINE/HIER OF; CACACE, LOUIS/HEIR OF; CACACE, GINSEPPINA to FONSECA, J ANTONIO; FONSECA, GILBERTINAA
1986-03-24Mortgage $19,500 — from FONSECA, J.ANTONIO; FONSECA, GILBERTINAA to CACACE, ANNA$19,500

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