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685 Broadway · Brooklyn · BBL 3031190008 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$558,000 $251,100
2026$575,000 $258,750
2027$559,000 $251,550

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pine & GingerCaribbeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Thornton St — B46 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Whipple St · 150 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

685 Broadway

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 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: $49,500 on 1991-05-15 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-05-15Mortgage $49,500 — from COOK STREET CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $49,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201708210
20181124
20190123
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20230202
20242439
20250101
20260426
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-23Restaurant inspection: PINE & GINGER · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-23Restaurant inspection: PINE & GINGER · mice evidence
2025
2025-04-12311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024
2024-09-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-09-02Restaurant inspection: PINE & GINGER
2024-08-26Restaurant inspection: PINE & GINGER — grade A · mice evidence
2024-03-10311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2024-03-10311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-03-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2024-03-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-29Restaurant inspection: PINE & GINGER · mice evidence
2023
2023-10-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-04-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-06-29311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2017-06-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-06-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017-05-30311: Food Establishment — Odor
2017-04-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-05311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2017-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-21311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-01-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2016
2016-12-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2016-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-11-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-10-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-10-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-08-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-08-26311: Food Establishment — Allergy Information
2016-08-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-07-05311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2016-07-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-07-03311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2016-07-03311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2016-07-03311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2016-07-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016-01-29311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2015
2015-12-31Job filed: FILING A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2015-12-31Job filed: FILING A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2015-06-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-06-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
1997
1997-08-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY #242862. CELLAR OCCUPIED AS WOODWORKING SHOP. REMEDY: DISCONTIN$800
1997-08-25DOB violation C:
1991
1991-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
1991-05-21Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to COOK STREET CORP
1991-05-15Mortgage $49,500 — from COOK STREET CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK$49,500
1990
1990-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
1986
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1982
1982-10-27Deed — from ZELLER FORMALS INC to GOOFY'S INC
1966
1966-04-13Deed — from SHAFTEL BERTRAM I; SILVERMAN AILEEN to LICHTER EDITH S
1966-04-13Deed — from LICHTER EDITH S; SHAFTEL EDITH to MR TUXEDO INC
1966-04-13Mortgage — from MR TUXEDO INC to LICHTER EDITH S

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