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689 Broadway · Brooklyn · BBL 3031190006 · 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, AEP1.2
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. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 11206, 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

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Food Poisoning (1) · SAFETY (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
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$1,414,000 $84,840
2026$1,440,000 $86,400
2027$1,894,000 $113,640

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Fun SingChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated, 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).

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

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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Thornton St — B46 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Whipple St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 257 John F. Hylan. 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

689 Broadway

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

17 311 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: $100,000 on 1989-09-27 (lender: Hang Seng Bank Ltd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-09-27Mortgage $100,000 — from CHEUK, YUN SHANG LI to HANG SENG BANK LTD $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700123
201800134
201900123
202000101
202100101
202200415
202300617
202420305
20250010111
202601405
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-09311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2026-03-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-09311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2026-03-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2025
2025-10-07311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2025-09-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-09-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-09-19311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-09-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-09-15311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2025-09-02Restaurant inspection: NEW FUN SING — grade A · mice evidence
2025-03-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-17Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-02-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-02-17311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2024
2024-12-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-09-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-07-15Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2024-07-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $9,000
2024-01-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023
2023-11-30Restaurant inspection: NEW FUN SING — grade A
2023-11-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-11-17311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2023-11-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-10-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-30311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2023-07-30311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022
2022-12-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-12-08Restaurant inspection: NEW FUN SING — grade B · mice evidence
2022-06-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-03-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-01-10311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020
2020-08-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019
2019-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017
2017-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-09-27311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2016
2016-05-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2015
2015-11-02311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2014
2014-03-19311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2012
2012-09-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012-07-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2001
2001-01-24Mortgage satisfied — from LI CHEUK, YUN SHANG to HANG SENG BANK LIMITED
2001-01-24SAGE — from HANG SENG BANK LIMITED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-10-20Agreement — from HANG SENG BANK LTD to CHEUK, YUN SHANG LI
1994-10-20Mortgage assigned — from CHEUK, YUN SHANG LI to HANG SENG BANK LIMITED
1989
1989-09-27Mortgage $100,000 — from CHEUK, YUN SHANG LI to HANG SENG BANK LTD$100,000
1989-09-27Deed — from BOXER, DAVID to CHEUK, YUN SHANG LI
1970
1970-07-07Deed — from PERICHE RICARDO M to BOXER DAVID
1966
1966-02-14Mortgage — from PERICHE RICARDO M to GOODWIN CHARLES I
1966-02-14Deed — from GOODWIN CHARLES I to PERICHE RICARDO M

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