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683 Jefferson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3016510058 · 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, AEP0.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s7
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 9.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-26.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Derelict Vehicles (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)Cross State Development
Head officerIthak Katan
Managing agentCPA Building Management
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,041,000 $468,450
2026$1,249,000 $562,050
2027$1,499,000 $674,550

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Putnam Av — B46 · 450 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

683 Jefferson 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

4 311 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 CPA BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 156 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C4 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1658 St Johns Place BK16 B
425 Bainbridge Street BK16 B
1587 West 4 Street BK8 B
760 Macon Street BK8 B
468 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
361 Clifton Place BK8 B
683 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
642 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
460 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
53-30 35 Street QN6 D
464 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
301 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
418 Evergreen Avenue BK5 D
199 Irving Avenue BK4 D
1-63 Beach 116 Street QN4 A
2218 Fulton Street BK3 B
21 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
1848 84 Street BK3 A
17 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
2156 85 Street BK3 A
145 Bay 25 Street BK3 C
2224 Fulton Street BK3 A
2222 Fulton Street BK3 A
25-57 31 Street QN2 A
18-36 130 Street QN2 B
510 Midwood Street BK2 C
1926 Eastern Parkway BK2 D
1-65 Beach 116 Street QN2 A
129-19 20 Avenue QN2 A
15-44 126 Street QN2 B
2216 Fulton Street BK2 A
301 Rockaway Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,000 on 2000-12-20 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-12-20Mortgage $178,424 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $178,424
2000-12-20Mortgage $220,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $220,000
2000-12-20Mortgage $147,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $147,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
2018041510
2019061512
202003014
202101012
2022080210
202311024
202412025
202505027
202600033
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29Boiler inspection
2026-04-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-24Boiler inspection
2025-11-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29Boiler inspection
2026-04-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-24Boiler inspection
2025-11-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-07Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-06-07311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-06-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-02-29Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-05-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2023-03-02Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-31Boiler inspection
2022-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-08-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-15311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-06-18311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2021
2021-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-27Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-14Boiler inspection
2020-02-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-09-05REL — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK
2019-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-19Boiler inspection
2019-07-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2019-07-29311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2019-07-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2019-07-25311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2019-03-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-02-11311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018
2018-12-13311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2018-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-07-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2018-05-31Boiler inspection
2018-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-08-01Eviction executed (4A)
2015
2015-11-26311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2015-01-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015-01-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-09-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2014-09-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2014-09-17HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT
2014-09-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2014-09-17HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROO
2014-09-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2
2014-09-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2014-08-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-10-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-09-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED T
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-08-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-06-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2011-06-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-06-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-05-14311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010
2010-11-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2010-10-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-08-27311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-02-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-08-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-08-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-08-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2005-08-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-07-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2005-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-09-02DEEDO — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT,INC to CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT
2003-09-02Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPROATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD
2003-09-02Agreement — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC; CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to THE CITY OF NY DEPT OF HPD; THE CITY OF NY DEPT OF HPD
2003-09-02Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NE WYORK DEPT. OF HPD
2003-09-02Agreement — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC; CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD; THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD
2003-09-02Agreement — from CROSS SATATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2003-07-29Agreement — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC; CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to DEPT. OF HPD THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPT OF HPD THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2000
2000-12-26Agreement — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to NYC HPD
2000-12-20Agreement — from NYC HPD to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP
2000-12-20Agreement — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to NYC HPD
2000-12-20Mortgage assigned — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2000-12-20Mortgage $178,424 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$178,424
2000-12-20Mortgage $220,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$220,000
2000-12-20Mortgage $147,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$147,000
2000-03-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-02-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SUPERVISION OR USE OF RIGGING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A SPECIAL RIGGERS LICENSE.DEFECT IS:TOW POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD ERECTED AT FRONT
2000-02-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OF RIGGING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT PROPER DANGER SIGNS.REMEDY:PROVIDE PROPER DANGER SIGNS AT PREMISES FORTH WITH.FAILURE TO OBTAIN A
2000-02-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFIRM TO APPROVED PLANS NON CONFIRMING WORK NOTE:ALT#300875248-01 HUNG CEILING IS BEING CONSTRUCTED AT ALL STORES.$250
2000-01-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999
1999-11-08DOB complaint, category ?
1999-09-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-07-20Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-01-21Deed — from NEAL, SYLVIA to CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-03-29Agreement — from NYC HPD to NEAL, SYLVIA D
1983
1983-03-21Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to NEAL, SYLVIA D
1979
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1978
1978-01-27Deed — from CLEAR VIEW REALTY CORP to DAVIS CHARLES
1972
1972-07-21Deed — from CREATIVE HOUSING LTD to ELLIS BESSIE; ELLIS THOMAS
1972-07-21Mortgage — from ELLIS BESSIE; ELLIS THOMAS to CREATIVE HOUSING LTD
1971
1971-09-07Deed — from HELLER ROBERT M REF; MIDWAY INVESTING CORP DFTS AT AL to CREATIVE HOUSING LTD
1971-06-09Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT SAVS BANK to CREATIVE HOUSING LTD
1968
1968-11-25Mortgage — from THE MIDWAY INVESTING CORP to CITY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
1968-11-25Deed — from CITY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION to THE MIDWAY INVESTING CORP
1968-05-31Deed — from GREENHALL MELVIN N REFEREE; HOPDA REALTY CORP ETAL DEFENDANTS to CITY SAVS & LOAN ASSN
1966
1966-03-07Deed — from BIRNBAUM SAM to BOCKMAN ROSE; BOCHMAN ROSE

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