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643 Vanderbilt Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011520002 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

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.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$326,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1916)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,151,000 $189,060
2026$3,384,000 $203,040
2027$3,403,000 $204,180

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BanhmigosSandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Prospect Pl — B69 · 50 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & 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

643 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

7 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,981 on 2013-06-07 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-06-07AL&R $499,500 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $499,500
2013-06-07Agreement $499,500 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $499,500
2013-06-07Mortgage $113,982 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $113,982
2008-04-17AL&R $500,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK $500,000
2008-04-17Agreement $500,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK $500,000
2008-04-17Mortgage $409,622 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK $409,622
2002-12-11Mortgage $49,029 — from MCLEAN, RONALD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $49,029
1998-10-30Mortgage $92,408 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $92,408
1994-10-31Mortgage $220,000 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP; 118 UNDERHILL AVE CORP; ARTEAGA INC; MCLAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK, NA $220,000
1993-03-05Mortgage $31,636 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to CITIBANK NA $31,636
1987-03-23Mortgage $200,000 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK/W'BURG $200,000
1986-10-06Mortgage $130,000 — from 167 PARK PL CORP to EQUITABLE RLTY SERVCP $130,000
1986-10-06Mortgage $44,700 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to TABMAN, FRANK $44,700

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201800101
201900707
202012508
20217012019
20220040040
20234121127
202421249
202520125
202600336
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-23Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS — grade A
2026-07-26311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-10Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS
2026-02-26311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-23Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS — grade A
2026-07-26311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-10Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS
2026-02-26311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025
2025-09-16Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-08-27311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2025-06-27Job filed: INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (DOBNOW#B00970033-I1). THERE IS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPA$15,000
2025-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-21Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS
2024
2024-12-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-04Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS
2024-08-28Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS — grade C · mice evidence
2024-06-13Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS
2024-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-15Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-16Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-01-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023
2023-12-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-12-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-12-05Job filed: INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (DOBNOW#B00970033-I1). THERE IS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPA$15,000
2023-12-05Job filed: DESIGN INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF THE TYPE-1 HOOD AND RE-CONNECTION OF EXISTING DUCTWORK FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN OF EATING/DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO$5,000
2023-12-01Job filed: Interior renovation for 1st floor restaurant, partition work and install floor tile. No change in use, egress and occupancy$33,600
2023-07-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-03-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-03-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-02-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-01-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-01-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-01-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-12-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-12-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-11-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-09-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-09-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-08-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-07-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-06-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-06-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-06-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021
2021-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-26311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2021-05-25311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2021-05-25311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-05-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-05-24311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2021-03-25Job filed: PROPOSE NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES / GAS EQUIPMENTS INSTALLATION WORKS FOR CELLAR & 1ST FL RESTAURANT IN CONJUNCTION W/. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ALT II # 3407$48,000
2021-03-15Job filed: PROPOSE NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES / GAS EQUIPMENTS INSTALLATION WORKS FOR CELLAR & 1ST FL RESTAURANT IN CONJUNCTION W/. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ALT II # 3407$48,000
2021-03-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-02-22Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-02-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-02-11Job filed: PROPOSE NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES / GAS EQUIPMENTS INSTALLATION WORKS FOR CELLAR & 1ST FL RESTAURANT IN CONJUNCTION W/. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ALT II # 3407$48,000
2021-02-11Job filed: PROPOSE MECHANICAL WORKS CONSISTS OF NEW KITCHEN VENTILATION, NEW A/C MINI SPLIT SYSTEMS, BATHROOM EXHAUST WITH ALL RELATED DUCTS & PIPING WORKS AT FI$46,000
2021-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2020
2020-12-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2020-11-06Job filed: PROPOSE INTERIOR RENOVATION AT RESTAURANT ON 1ST FL WITH MINOR PARTITIONS AND FINISH WORK AS PER PLAN.PLUMBING WORK FILED SEPARATELY ON DOBNOW #B00400$67,840
2020-10-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-29FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2020-01-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-08311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-05-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-07-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2013
2013-06-07AL&R $499,500 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$499,500
2013-06-07Agreement $499,500 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$499,500
2013-06-07Mortgage $113,982 — from ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$113,982
2013-01-04311: Water System — Hyd Valve Box Cover Missing (WV2)
2013-01-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Grating - Missing
2012
2012-12-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Grating - Missing
2012-03-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-01-25Deed — from MCLAREN, RONALD to ICE WORKS HOLDING LLC
2010
2010-12-13LDMK — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT
2010-07-27311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2010-05-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2008
2008-04-17AL&R $500,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK$500,000
2008-04-17Agreement $500,000 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK$500,000
2008-04-17Mortgage $409,622 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to SOVEREIGN BANK$409,622
2002
2002-12-11Mortgage assigned — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2002-12-11SAGE — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2002-12-11Agreement — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to MCLAREN, RONALD
2002-12-11Mortgage $49,029 — from MCLEAN, RONALD to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$49,029
1998
1998-11-02REL — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to MCLAREN, RONALD
1998-11-02REL — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to MCLAREN, RONALD
1998-10-30Mortgage assigned — from MCLAREN, RONALD to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1998-10-30REL — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to MCLAREN, RONALD
1998-10-30Deed — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP., to MCLAREN, RONALD
1998-10-30Mortgage $92,408 — from MCLAREN, RONALD to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$92,408
1998-10-30Agreement — from MCLAREN, RONALD to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1994
1994-10-31Mortgage $220,000 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP; 118 UNDERHILL AVE CORP; ARTEAGA INC; MCLAREN, RONALD to CITIBANK, NA$220,000
1993
1993-03-05Mortgage $31,636 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to CITIBANK NA$31,636
1993-03-05Mortgage — from 118 UNDERHILL AVE CORP; MC LAREN, RONALD; 167 PARK PLACE CORP to CITIBANK NA
1993-03-05Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVS BANK WMSBURGH to CITIBANK NA
1993-03-05Agreement — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to CITIBANK NA
1990
1990-02-06Mortgage satisfied — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS RLTY CP to PANKEN, PETER; PANKEN, SAM J
1987
1987-06-03Agreement — from PANKEN, PETER; PANKEN, SAM J to PROSPECT HEIGHT RLTYCP
1987-03-23Mortgage satisfied — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to EQUITBALE RLTY SERV.CORP
1987-03-23Mortgage satisfied — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to TABMAN, FRANK
1987-03-23Mortgage $200,000 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK/W'BURG$200,000
1986
1986-10-06Mortgage $130,000 — from 167 PARK PL CORP to EQUITABLE RLTY SERVCP$130,000
1986-10-06Deed — from TABMAN, FRANK to 167 PARK PLACE CORP
1986-10-06Mortgage $44,700 — from 167 PARK PLACE CORP to TABMAN, FRANK$44,700
1986-05-21Deed — from TABMAN, FRANK; COLLINS, HERBERT W; COL-TAB RLTY CO/DBA to TABMAN, FRANK
1971
1971-12-10Mortgage assigned — from INTER ISLAND MORTGAGEE CORP to LAWRENCE CEDARHURST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LO
1971-06-07Deed — from SUMMERHILL RLTY CORP to CHAMBERS JOSEPH L; CHAMBERS CORNELL
1971-06-07Mortgage — from CHAMBERS CURNELL; CHAMBERS JOSEPH L to INTER ISLAND MTGEE CORP
1970
1970-11-23Deed — from GENNARO RLTY CORP ETAL DEFS; VENNER JULIUS REF to SUMMERHILL RLTY CORP
1970-11-23Mortgage — from SUMMERHILL RLTY CORP to SCHWARTZ HOWARD

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