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64 Howard Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3014870041 · 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, AEP15
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 70. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$690,000 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 (1901)
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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,641,000 $98,460
2026$1,777,000 $106,620
2027$1,965,000 $117,900

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Howard Av — B26 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Howard Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

64 Howard 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

2 311 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $85,704,881 on 2022-07-18 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.), covering 38 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
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2022-07-18Mortgage $85,704,881 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $85,704,881
2022-07-18AL&R $500,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $500,000,000
2021-11-09Deed $2,110,000 — from 64 HOWARD LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $2,110,000
2021-10-28Sold for $2,110,000 $2,110,000 $703,333
2019-12-16Agreement $1,500,000 — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MERS $1,500,000
2019-12-13Mortgage $845,394 — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MERS $845,394
2017-09-08Deed $850,000 — from JACKSON WALLACE, TANITA; MCDUFFIE, SANDY; MCDUFFIE, BARBARA; JACKSON GILLINS, TEISHA to WHEELER, RICHARD $850,000
2017-09-08Mortgage $680,000 — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MERS $680,000
2017-08-29Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $283,333

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170073010
2018603009
2019201407
2020001001
2021001607
202201114218
202300152421
2024001023
20250164213
2026000011
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-30TL&R — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-30TL&R — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC$485,595,000
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-09-09Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2025-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-15HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2025-01-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOTWATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT FIXTURES IN T
2025-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-10-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2023-10-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-10-03311: Door/Window — Door
2023-10-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2023-10-03311: Door/Window — Door Frame
2023-08-14Mortgage assigned — from CMLTI ASSET TRUST; CITIBANK NA to FORETHOUGHT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
2023-08-14Mortgage assigned — from FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to CMLTI ASSET TRUST; CITIBANK NA
2023-04-04HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2023-03-29Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2023-03-29Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2023-03-28HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2023-02-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-02-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-02-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-02-05311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-02-05311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-01-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022
2022-12-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-23311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-11-23DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-21HPD class B: § 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS : SHOWER STALL AT CE
2022-11-21HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
2022-11-21HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2022-11-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-11-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022-11-14HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2022-11-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-09-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-07-18Mortgage $85,704,881 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.$85,704,881
2022-07-18Deed — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2022-07-18AL&R $500,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.$500,000,000
2022-07-01Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-06-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD 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
2021
2021-12-06Mortgage satisfied — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FM HOME LOANS LLC
2021-11-09Deed $2,110,000 — from 64 HOWARD LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C.$2,110,000
2021-10-28Sold for $2,110,000$2,110,000
2021-07-12SMIS — from WHEELER, RICHARD
2021-07-12Deed — from WHEELER, RICHARD to 64 HOWARD LLC
2021-06-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-04-09HPD 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
2020-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-16Agreement $1,500,000 — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MERS$1,500,000
2019-12-13Mortgage assigned — from MERS to MERS
2019-12-13Mortgage $845,394 — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MERS$845,394
2019-09-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-03-29SMIS — from WHEELER, RICHARD
2019-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2018
2018-07-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-06-11311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-04Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND A NEW STAIR TOT HE REAR YARD, AND EXCAVATING 24 INCHES LOWER. THERE IS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR BULK TO$230,000
2018-04-04Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND A NEW STAIR TOT HE REAR YARD, AND EXCAVATING 24 INCHES LOWER. THERE IS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR BULK TO$230,000
2018-04-04Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND A NEW STAIR TOT HE REAR YARD, AND EXCAVATING 24 INCHES LOWER. THERE IS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR BULK TO$230,000
2018-01-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-01-06311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017
2017-10-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-10-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-10-04311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-09-08Deed $850,000 — from JACKSON WALLACE, TANITA; MCDUFFIE, SANDY; MCDUFFIE, BARBARA; JACKSON GILLINS, TEISHA to WHEELER, RICHARD$850,000
2017-09-08Mortgage $680,000 — from WHEELER, RICHARD to MERS$680,000
2017-08-29Sold for $850,000$850,000
2017-08-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2017-08-08311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2017-05-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-05-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016
2016-11-09HPD 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
2015
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-01-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2014
2014-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
1992
1992-09-10Deed — from MCDUFFIE, WALTER to MCDUFFIE, WALTER; MCDUFFIE, MILDRED
1992-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from MCDUFFIE, WALTER to SAWYER, ROSA
1986
1986-10-10HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
1981
1981-06-30Mortgage — from MCDUFFIE WALTER to SAWYER ROSA
1981-06-30Deed — from SECY OF HOUSING & URBAN DVLPT to MCDUFFIE WALTER
1979
1979-07-11Deed — from WADE MARCIA J to SECY OF HOUSING & URBAN DVLPT
1975
1975-01-03Deed — from ABDUIRAHIM HAJANA to WADE MARCIA JEWEL
1970
1970-09-09Mortgage assigned — from EASTERN SERVICE CORP to FED NATL MORTGAGE ASSOC
1970-09-09Mortgage — from ABDURAHIM HAJARA to EASTERN SERVICE CORP
1970-09-09Deed — from JOHN ERMA to ABDUIRAHIM HAJARA

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