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688 Washington Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011530032 · 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 class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
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

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Establishment (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$123,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1900)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Head officerMANSOUR Farhadian
Managing agentJONATHAN Farhadian
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,755,000 $105,300
2026$2,222,000 $133,320
2027$2,745,000 $164,700

The city's market estimate has risen 56% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sit & WonderCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Food Worker Hygiene, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Park Pl — S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGrand Ave & Bergen St · 500 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

688 Washington 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

11 311 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: $900,000 on 2019-11-14 (lender: Country Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-25CERR $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK $750,000
2025-06-25Agreement $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK $750,000
2025-06-25AL&R $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK $750,000
2025-06-25Deed $2,360,000 — from SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC to ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC $2,360,000
2025-05-29Sold for $2,360,000 $2,360,000 $1,180,000
2019-11-14Agreement $2,100,000 — from SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $2,100,000
2019-11-14Mortgage $900,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC; SHEINA RACHEL LLC to COUNTRY BANK $900,000
2019-11-14AL&R $2,100,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC; SHEINA RACHEL LLC to COUNTRY BANK $2,100,000
2016-08-19Mortgage $579,063 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $579,063
2016-08-19Agreement $1,200,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,200,000
2016-08-19AL&R $1,200,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $1,200,000
2016-08-12Deed $1,610,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY, LLC to 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC $1,610,000
2016-07-28Sold for $1,610,000 $1,610,000 $805,000
2014-02-27AL&R $650,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $650,000
2014-02-27Mortgage $650,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $650,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
29
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203005
20181390013
201971165029
2020004004
2021103004
2022001001
2023201025
2024007029
20250218213
2026005027
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-08-13Restaurant inspection: SIT & WONDER — grade A
2026-07-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-27311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-02311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-13Restaurant inspection: SIT & WONDER — grade A
2026-07-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-27311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-02311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2025
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: GAS METER LOCKED OFF BY UTILITY>BURNHAM HW HEATING BOILER HAS NO FLUE PIPE TO CHIMNEY+NO CHIMNEY BASE CLEANOUT+HWH'S 2R+3F ARE MIS
2025-07-25DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-26Restaurant inspection: SIT & WONDER — grade A
2025-06-25CERR $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK$750,000
2025-06-25Mortgage assigned — from COUNTRY BANK; OCEANFIRST BANK, NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER to M.Y. SAFRA BANK
2025-06-25Agreement $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK$750,000
2025-06-25AL&R $750,000 — from ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK$750,000
2025-06-25TL&R — from OCEANFIRST BANK, N.A to 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH LLC
2025-06-25TL&R — from OCEANFIRST BANK, N.A to 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH LLC
2025-06-25Deed $2,360,000 — from SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC to ALASKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC$2,360,000
2025-05-29Sold for $2,360,000$2,360,000
2025-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-08-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-06-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-06-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-06-01311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-12Restaurant inspection: SIT & WONDER — grade A
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-06Certificate of occupancy Final
2023-01-06Certificate of occupancy Final
2022
2022-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-11Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2021-01-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2020
2020-11-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-11311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2019-11-21Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2019-11-14Agreement $2,100,000 — from SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC to COUNTRY BANK$2,100,000
2019-11-14Mortgage $900,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC; SHEINA RACHEL LLC to COUNTRY BANK$900,000
2019-11-14Deed — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H LLC to SHEINA RACHEL LLC; 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC
2019-11-14AL&R $2,100,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVE BH, LLC; SHEINA RACHEL LLC to COUNTRY BANK$2,100,000
2019-10-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-08-06Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2019-07-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-07-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-07-19Job filed: CAP AND REMOVE ELECTRIC WASHER AND DRYER AT 2ND FLOOR PUBLIC HALLWAY. FILED TO ADDRESS ECB# 35358087X. PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGES TO USE, E$3,000
2019-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER AT TIME OF INSEPCTION FOUND:AT 3 FLOORAPARTMENT FIRE ESCAPE ACCESS TO FLOOR
2019-05-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. PREMISES UNDER ALT2, JOB 321909495. AT TIME O$625
2019-05-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOUND: BETWEEN ROOF LEVEL AND 3FLOOR INSTALLED SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD FOR FACADE REPAIR. (AT RE$1,250
2019-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-04-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-15311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2019-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-02-25Job filed: A2$40,000
2019-02-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-09-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2018-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-07-02311: Plumbing — Gas Utility Referral
2018-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2018-06-22311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2018-04-19311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-04-03311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-03-17311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2018-01-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-01-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2018-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-11-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-08-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2017-08-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-04-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2016-08-19Mortgage assigned — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to COUNTRY BANK
2016-08-19Mortgage $579,063 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK$579,063
2016-08-19Agreement $1,200,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK$1,200,000
2016-08-19AL&R $1,200,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC to COUNTRY BANK$1,200,000
2016-08-19TL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2016-08-12Deed $1,610,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY, LLC to 688 WASHINGTON B''H, LLC$1,610,000
2016-08-03Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1.
2016-07-28Sold for $1,610,000$1,610,000
2016-05-16Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CHANGE EXISTING BUILDING FROM A COMMERCIAL USE/TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING TO A COMMERCIAL USE AND FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING. ADD NEW $80,000
2015
2015-03-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-02-27AL&R $650,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$650,000
2014-02-27Mortgage $650,000 — from 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$650,000
2014-02-27Deed — from BOWERS, JOEL; BOWERS, JOSH; BOWERS, JOSHUA; BOWERS, SUSAN to 688 WASHINGTON AVENUE REALTY LLC
2013
2013-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-14Job filed: HEREWITH FILING TO RENOVATE BALCONIES AND SHOW ELEVATIONS TO RESPOND TO AUDIT UNDER APPLICATION 310293697. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2011
2011-08-12Job filed: HEREWITH FILING TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR EXISTING 3 STORY (J-3) 2 FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH (C) COMMERCIAL USE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND STORAG$15,000
2011-08-12Job filed: HEREWITH FILING TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR EXISTING 3 STORY (J-3) 2 FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH (C) COMMERCIAL USE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND STORAG$15,000
2010
2010-08-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS FOR ALT II APPL #310293697 OF WHICH APPL IS RE$250
2010-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-05-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-02-13Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. ARCHITECTURAL, PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$43,000
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-07-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-06-23Job filed: INSTALL TWO GAS BOILER & HW HATER IN CELLAR. (NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS O R OCCUPANCY)$8,500
2006-04-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A/19B/32A/50A/50B/50C/50D/50E/36/34B. (50A)HOLES IN BOILER ROOM WALLS AND CEILING. (50B)EXPOSED WOOD BEAMS OVER FLUE PIPE. (50C)
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-09-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-09-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-08-31Job filed: INSTALL GAS BOILER IN BASEMENTNO CHNAGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUP ANCY$4,000
2004
2004-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from TAPIA, BLANCA E; QUINTERO, EFRAIN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2004-07-15Mortgage $358,050 — from BOWERS, JOSH; BOWERS, JOEL; BOWERS, SUSAN to INDYMAC BANK, FSB$358,050
2004-07-15PAT — from BOWERS, SUSAN to BOWERS, JOSH
2004-07-15DEEDO $480,000 — from QUINTERO, EFRAIN; TAPIA, BLANCA to BOWERS, SUSAN; BOWERS, JOSH; BOWERS, JOEL$480,000
2004-02-09AL&R — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to QUINTER, EFRAIN; TAPIA, BLANCA E
2004-02-09DEEDO $310,000 — from BENJAMIN, COLIN; BENJAMIN, BEVERLY to QUINTER, EFRAIN; TAPIA, BLANCA E$310,000
2004-02-09Mortgage $232,500 — from TAPIA, BLANCA E; QUINTER, EFRAIN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC$232,500
2003
2003-12-08Mortgage satisfied — from BENJAMIN, COLIN; BENJAMIN, BEVERLY to BUDGET MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD.
2002
2002-03-01DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2000
2000-09-12Mortgage $191,600 — from BENJAMIN, COLIN; BENJAMIN, BEVERLY to BUDGET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD$191,600
2000-09-12Mortgage assigned — from BUDGET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2000-09-12Deed — from VINCENT, ALLEYENE to BENJAMIN, COLIN
2000-07-27TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1992
1992-08-19Deed — from DEMAS, STELLA to ALLEYNE, VINCENT
1975
1975-09-12Deed — from VITETZAKIS MARIA to DEMAS STELLA; VITTEZAKIS JOHN
1972
1972-07-18Deed — from VITTEZAKIS JOHN to VITETZAKIS MARIA

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