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685 Chauncey Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3034450061 · 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
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)NY OAKLAND LLC
Head officerANDREW KANE
Managing agentPinnacle City Living
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,201,000 $72,060
2026$1,110,000 $66,600
2027$985,000 $59,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% 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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cooper St / Evergreen Av — B60 · 650 ft
Citi BikeMoffat St & Bushwick · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene. 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 Chauncey 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

9 311 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 PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Wall Street MN476 A
67 Wall Street MN331 A
200 East 82 Street MN230 A
280 East 161 Street BX204 D
1533 Third Avenue MN131 A
200 Montague Street BK121 A
39-40 30 Street QN103 A
1975 Madison Avenue MN93 A
1105 Jerome Avenue BX79 A
2363 Southern Boulevard BX72 B
180 East 93 Street BK70 B
117 Kent Avenue BK62 A
820 Jackson Avenue BX61 B
103 East 165 Street BX54 C
101 East 165 Street BX54 D
972 Leggett Avenue BX46 B
951 Anderson Avenue BX45 B
35 Claver Place BK44 A
814 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
953 Anderson Avenue BX42 C
321 East 69 Street MN40 A
1140 Woodycrest Avenue BX35 B
39 West 8 Street MN34 A
280 East 91 Street BK31 B
951 Woodycrest Avenue BX28 B
121 West 116 Street MN22 C
206 East 87 Street MN20 B
538 Hudson Street MN18 A
426 West 48 Street MN18 C
985 2 Avenue MN16 B
440 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
372 West 127 Street MN10 C
2109 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2095 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
151 East 82 Street MN7 B
119 Powers Street BK3 C
170 South 4 Street BK3 D
221 2 Avenue MN3 B
308 Clermont Avenue BK3 B
101 Macon Street BK3 D
223 East 59 Street MN3 F
274 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
20 Lefferts Place BK2 B
44A Eldert Street BK2 C
1076 Decatur Street BK2 B
698 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
843 Prospect Place BK2 B
185 Hart Street BK2 D
2001 5 Avenue MN2 C
1226 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
360 West 123 Street MN2 C
103 Greene Avenue BK2 C
1456 Dean Street BK2 A
113 Schaefer Street BK2 A
722 St Nicholas Avenue MN2 D
1148 Sterling Place BK2 A
891 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 B
738A Madison Street BK2 D
96 Decatur Street BK2 C
211 Powers Street BK2 A

showing 60 of 137 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,173,355 on 2026-07-17 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-17Deed $1,195,000 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to TORIBIO, FABIOLA; ARENAS, CARLOS MARTIN $1,195,000
2026-07-17Mortgage $1,173,355 — from ARENAS, CARLOS MARTIN; TORIBIO, FABIOLA to MERS $1,173,355
2026-06-25Sold for $1,195,000 $1,195,000 $597,500
2013-07-26Deed $662,500 — from VENETIAN HOMES NY LTD. to NEWTOWN JETS LLC $662,500
2013-01-10Mortgage $325,000 — from VENETIAN HOMES NY LTD to GARFIELD, LILA $325,000
2012-12-28Deed $340,000 — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to VENETIAN HOMES NY LTD $340,000
2007-05-04Deed $689,000 — from TAVARES, OCTAVIO; VARGAS, MARILYN to PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO $689,000
2007-05-04Mortgage $137,800 — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to NATIONAL CITY BANK $137,800
2007-05-04Mortgage $551,200 — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to MERS $551,200
2005-06-06Deed $530,000 — from KIM LEE CHO INC. to VARGAS , MARILYN; TAVERAS , OCTAVIO $530,000
2005-06-06Mortgage $424,000 — from TAVERAS , OCTAVIO; VARGAS, MARILYN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $424,000
2005-06-06Mortgage $106,000 — from VARGAS, MARILYN; TAVERAS , OCTAVIO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $106,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171140015
20180202022
201905016
202002024
202106006
202207018
202300202
202401023
202501045
2026083112
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-08-18311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-08-18311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2026-08-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-17Deed $1,195,000 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to TORIBIO, FABIOLA; ARENAS, CARLOS MARTIN
2026-07-17Mortgage $1,173,355 — from ARENAS, CARLOS MARTIN; TORIBIO, FABIOLA to MERS
2026-07-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-30311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2026-06-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-29311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2026-06-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-25Sold for $1,195,000
2026-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-18311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-08-18311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2026-08-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-17Deed $1,195,000 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to TORIBIO, FABIOLA; ARENAS, CARLOS MARTIN$1,195,000
2026-07-17Mortgage $1,173,355 — from ARENAS, CARLOS MARTIN; TORIBIO, FABIOLA to MERS$1,173,355
2026-07-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-30311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2026-06-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-29311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2026-06-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-25Sold for $1,195,000$1,195,000
2026-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-07-26311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-04-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-01-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-01-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-01-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024
2024-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-04-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023
2023-01-06RPTT&RET — from US MASTERS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (USA) FU to US MASTERS 2 LLC
2023-01-06RPTT&RET — from US MASTERS 2 LLC to USM 3 LLC
2022
2022-09-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-02-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-01-02311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-01-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-01-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-01-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-06-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-29311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2021-03-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-11-19311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-31311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2019-05-31311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2018
2018-10-30HPD 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
2018-07-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-26Deed — from USM ASSET TRUST SERIES 1 to NY OAKLAND LLC
2018-06-18Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-02-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-02-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-02-06311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-02-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-02-06Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-02-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-02-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-02-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-01-24311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-24311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-01-24311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-24Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-24Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-01-18311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-01-18311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017
2017-11-01311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2017-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-25311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2017-09-25311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2017-09-23311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2017-09-18311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2017-09-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st BEDROOM FROM NORTH AT
2017-09-07311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-09-07Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-08-12311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-06-25HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE FLOOR AT FRONT YAR
2017-06-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-06-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-06-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-06-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016
2016-07-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 1704.1.2.1 THE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLED INSPECTIONS HAS NOT REPORTED AN UNSAFE CONDITIONS $800
2016-05-08HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL
2016-05-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-05-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-05-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-05-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-03-09Deed — from PENRITH URF LLC to USM ASSET TRUST - SERIES 1
2016-02-23Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-07-02Deed — from NEWTOWN JETS LLC to PENRITH URF LLC
2014
2014-06-16Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CITY BANK; PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to DREAMBUILDER INVESTMENTS, LLC
2014-06-16PAT — from GREENWICH INVESTORS XXXVI; WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to WMD ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
2014-06-16Mortgage assigned — from WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; GREENWICH INVESTORS XXXVI to BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1
2014-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to NATIONAL CITY BANK; BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1; FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPOR
2014-06-16Mortgage assigned — from DREAMBUILDER INVESTMENTS, LLC to GREENWICH INVESTORS XXXVI; WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2013
2013-08-01Mortgage satisfied — from VENETIAN HOMES NY, LTD. to GARFIELD, LILA
2013-07-26Deed $662,500 — from VENETIAN HOMES NY LTD. to NEWTOWN JETS LLC$662,500
2013-03-11CTOR — from UNICA REALTY CORP to MIEJSKI, ANTONI; MIEJSKI, TERESA
2013-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
2013-01-10Mortgage $325,000 — from VENETIAN HOMES NY LTD to GARFIELD, LILA$325,000
2013-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from VARGAS, MARILYN; TAVERAS, OCTAVIO to FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN; FREMONT REORGANIZING CORP; SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS INC; MERS I
2012
2012-12-28Deed $340,000 — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to VENETIAN HOMES NY LTD$340,000
2012-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-10Mortgage assigned — from COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
2007
2007-05-04Deed $689,000 — from TAVARES, OCTAVIO; VARGAS, MARILYN to PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO$689,000
2007-05-04Mortgage $137,800 — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to NATIONAL CITY BANK$137,800
2007-05-04Mortgage $551,200 — from PIMENTEL, EUSEBIO to MERS$551,200
2007-04-30Mortgage satisfied — from TAVERAS, OCTAVIO; VARGAS, MARILYN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; A/S/N FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT AND LOAN
2005
2005-06-06Deed $530,000 — from KIM LEE CHO INC. to VARGAS , MARILYN; TAVERAS , OCTAVIO$530,000
2005-06-06Mortgage $424,000 — from TAVERAS , OCTAVIO; VARGAS, MARILYN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$424,000
2005-06-06Mortgage $106,000 — from VARGAS, MARILYN; TAVERAS , OCTAVIO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$106,000
2004
2004-10-20Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-10-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-10-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-06-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003
2003-11-05Job filed: NB
2003-11-05Job filed: NB

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