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642 Leonard Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3026210048 · 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, AEP11
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1983-04-01.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)642 LEONARD LLC
Head officerERIC ORLOFSKY
Managing agentEBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,844,400 $829,980
2026$2,213,000 $995,850
2027$2,202,000 $990,900

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayNassau Av — G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Norman Av — B43 B62 · 400 ft
Citi BikeNorman Ave & Leonard St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

642 Leonard Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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 EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 60 buildings, 466 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B24 · C4 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
249 East 2 Street MN20 A
245 East Houston Street MN18 B
4121 7 Avenue BK16 B
66 7 Avenue BK16 A
190 Meserole Street BK16 A
550 55 Street BK16 A
561 Gates Avenue BK15 B
385 Monroe Street BK15 B
2840 Valentine Avenue BX13 B
1661 Woodbine Street QN10 B
99 South Oxford Street BK10 A
1037 Manhattan Avenue BK10 A
101 South Oxford Street BK10 A
93 Seigel Street BK10 A
241 Clifton Place BK9 A
524 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
119 Cambridge Place BK9 A
68 Maujer Street BK8 A
922 Prospect Place BK8 B
1331 Pacific Street BK8 B
151 Newton Street BK8 A
219 5 Avenue BK8 A
95 Greenpoint Avenue BK8 B
19 St Johns Place BK8 A
564 Vanderbilt Avenue BK8 B
443 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
222 North 6 Street BK8 A
147 Conselyea Street BK8 B
237 South 1 Street BK8 A
67 Sutton Street BK8 A
55 Clifton Place BK8 B
558 Driggs Avenue BK7 A
40 Marcy Avenue BK7 B
150 East 106 Street MN7 B
115 Powers Street BK6 B
370 Greene Avenue BK6 A
138 Skillman Avenue BK6 A
240 Prospect Park West BK6 A
114 Eagle Street BK6 A
158 Withers Street BK6 A
627 East 222 Street BX6 D
204 Calyer Street BK6 B
339 2 Street BK6 B
200 Calyer Street BK6 B
642 Leonard Street BK5 C
57 Clifton Place BK4 B
158 Freeman Street BK4 B
1357 Greene Avenue BK4 D
773 Fulton Street BK4 D
249 East Houston Street MN4 A
989 Lafayette Avenue BK3 D
123 Butler Street BK3 C
68 Commercial Street BK3 C
11 Strong Place BK3 B
412 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 D
22 4 Street BK3 A
312 Grand Street BK2 C
310 Grand Street BK2 B
108 Patchen Avenue BK2 B
202 Calyer Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $507,601 on 2021-09-17 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-17AL&R $3,675,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,675,000
2021-09-17Agreement $3,675,000 — from 642 LEONARD LLC; STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,675,000
2021-09-17Mortgage $507,601 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $507,601
2016-10-24AL&R $3,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2016-10-24Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 642 LEONARD LLC; STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2016-10-24Agreement $3,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2015-08-20AL&R $1,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2015-08-20Mortgage $1,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2015-08-20Deed $2,750,000 — from PODKALICKI, JONATHAN; PODKALICKI, BARBARA DIANE; PODKALICKI, JESSICA; PODKALICKI SCAUZILLO to STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC $2,750,000

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
11
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170202
20180101
20190505
20201506
202107411
20220303
20230808
20240224
20250101
20260404
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-04-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2026-04-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DECKING AND ASPHALT MATERIAL AT ROOF

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-04-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2026-04-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DECKING AND ASPHALT MATERIAL AT ROOF
2025
2025-10-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-07AALR — from SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-11-07Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-03-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2023-04-28HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2023-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2023-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX AT P
2023-04-28HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2023-04-28HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2023-03-29311: Missed Collection — Compost
2023-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-24311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-06-30311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2022-04-13311: Missed Collection — Compost
2021
2021-12-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-17TL&R — from SIGNATURE BANK to STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC
2021-09-17AL&R $3,675,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,675,000
2021-09-17Agreement $3,675,000 — from 642 LEONARD LLC; STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,675,000
2021-09-17Mortgage $507,601 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$507,601
2021-09-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-04-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2020-12-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-02311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2020-01-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-09-09311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-06-02311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2019-05-30311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2019-04-17311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2019-04-17311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2018
2018-08-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2017-02-07311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2016
2016-10-24TL&R — from 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
2016-10-24AL&R $3,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,500,000
2016-10-24Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 642 LEONARD LLC; STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,000,000
2016-10-24Agreement $3,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$3,500,000
2016-04-22311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016-03-23311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2016-03-11311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2016-03-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-02-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2016-02-27311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-02-27311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-26311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-02-26311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2016-02-25311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-02-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-21311: Water System — Other Water Problem (Use Comments) (WZZ)
2015-10-09HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-08-27311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2015-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-20AL&R $1,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,500,000
2015-08-20Mortgage $1,500,000 — from STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,500,000
2015-08-20Deed $2,750,000 — from PODKALICKI, JONATHAN; PODKALICKI, BARBARA DIANE; PODKALICKI, JESSICA; PODKALICKI SCAUZILLO to STERLING GARDEN PROPERTIES LLC; 642 LEONARD LLC$2,750,000
2015-08-20CORRD — from ESTATE OF DANIELA ZADZIELSKI; BARBARA DIANE PODKALICKI AS EXECUTRIX to PODKALICKI, JONATHAN; PODKALICKI, BARBARA DIANE; PODKALICKI, JESSICA; PODKALICKI SCAUZILLO
2015-08-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-07-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-09Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2015-05-05Job filed: APPLICANT FILED HEREWITH FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING 3 STORY AND C ELLAR, 5 FAMILY FRAME BUILDING. REPLACE AND RELOCATE PARTITIONS, FLOOR $452,120
2015-05-05Job filed: APPLICANT FILED HEREWITH FOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING 3 STORY AND C ELLAR, 5 FAMILY FRAME BUILDING. REPLACE AND RELOCATE PARTITIONS, FLOOR $452,120
2013
2013-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-08-31311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2011
2011-03-23Deed — from PODKALICKI, AS EXECUTRIX, BARBARA DIANE; THE ESTATE OF DANIELA ZADZIELSKI, DECEAS to PODKALICKI, BARBARA DIANE
2009
2009-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
1999
1999-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1985
1985-05-24HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY VESTIBULE.
1983
1983-04-01HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER REAR FIRE ESC
1983-04-01HPD class B: § 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE F
1983-04-01HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL TO CLOSE OPENING IN COCKLOFT AT SCUTTLE RECESS 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL.

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