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669 Ralph Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3035090015 · 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, AEP0.8
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. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.3. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$196,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerLAURIE KEFALIDIS
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,508,000 $678,600
2026$1,602,000 $720,900
2027$1,614,000 $726,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / East New York Av — B15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Ralph Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center
Middle: New Heights Middle School. 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

669 Ralph 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

8 311 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 IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,967,397 on 2018-12-13 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-13Mortgage $3,967,397 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,967,397
2018-12-13Agreement $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,000,000
2018-12-13AL&R $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,000,000
2010-11-09Mortgage $4,745,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,745,000
1991-06-28Mortgage $1,153,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PESERVATNCORP $1,153,000
1991-06-28Mortgage $3,697,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP $3,697,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
28
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017023049
201870135328
20190090110
2020001012
2021004015
2022001023
2023002024
2024003216
2025005016
2026004026
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-14Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-06-10311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-04-04311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-04-04Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-15311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-14Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-06-10311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-04-04311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-04-04Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-15311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-03-24Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-30Boiler inspection
2024-05-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2024-05-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2024-01-11Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N A; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK SAN FR to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2024-01-11Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK SAN FRANCISCO CA; JPMORGAN CHAS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-20Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2023-09-12Boiler inspection
2023-02-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-07-11Boiler inspection
2022-07-05Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-05Boiler inspection
2021-07-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-03-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-02311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2020
2020-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-08-05Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-08-17311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-08-13Boiler inspection
2019-07-30311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2019-07-30311: Water System — Hydrant Locking Device Request (Use Comments) (WC5)
2019-04-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-01-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-13Mortgage $3,967,397 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$3,967,397
2018-12-13Agreement $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$8,000,000
2018-12-13AL&R $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$8,000,000
2018-12-13TERA — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2018-12-13Mortgage assigned — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A. F/K/A SOVEREIGN BAN to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2018-12-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-09-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-23311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-08-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-08-17311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-07-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-05-18311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-05-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-05-03Boiler inspection
2018-04-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-27Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-03-27Job filed: FACADE AND ROOF REPAIRS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$88,000
2018-03-27Job filed: FACADE AND ROOF REPAIRS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$88,000
2018-03-26Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-03-26Job filed: SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2018-03-26Job filed: PIPE SCAFFOLD PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2018-01-13311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017
2017-08-25Boiler inspection
2017-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-23FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2017-06-22FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2017-06-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-06-20311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2017-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-08-13311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2015
2015-12-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2015-05-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-01-11HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXTREMELY HOT WATER 150F IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C,
2014-01-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-11-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-02-07Mortgage satisfied — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2011-02-07TL&R — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2011-02-07Mortgage satisfied — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2010
2010-11-09Mortgage $4,745,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SOVEREIGN BANK$4,745,000
2010-09-30311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2010-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-08-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2010-08-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2010-08-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2010-08-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2010-07-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2010-07-05311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2010-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-02-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-02-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-12-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-08-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-02-07HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2007-01-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-11-01Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER AND (2) TWO HOT WATER HEATERS WITH MODULAR BOILER AND (1) ONE HOT WATER BOILER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS A$40,000
2004
2004-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2004-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-09-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-05-01ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL ENCLOSURE WITHA DOOR AND DOUBLE KEY LOCK UNDER STAR AT FIRST FLOOR CENTER O
2003-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-14Mortgage assigned — from NYC HPD to STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY/TRUS
1995-08-04Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. to NYC HPD
1992
1992-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-07-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-07-03Mortgage assigned — from RALP BLAKE LIMITED PTRSH to NYC HPD
1991-07-02Permit AL — ISSUED
1991-07-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-06-28Mortgage assigned — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITEDPART to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
1991-06-28Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to RALPH BLAKE LTD PRTNRSHP
1991-06-28Agreement — from NYC HPD to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP; NYC COMM PRESERV/CP/FKA
1991-06-28Mortgage $1,153,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PESERVATNCORP$1,153,000
1991-06-28Agreement — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITEDPART to NYC HPD
1991-06-28Agreement — from NYC HPD to RALPH BLAKE LIMITEDPART
1991-06-28Mortgage $3,697,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP$3,697,000
1979
1979-08-02Deed — from FINANCE ADMINIST; COMMISSIONE ROF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N; FINANCE ADMIN (AS EXECUTOR OF) to CITY OF NEWYORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; NYC DE
1974
1974-11-01Deed — from CHERY JOSEPH to PARKER OTIS
1974-10-15Deed — from PINKESZ LEA; PINKESZ JOSE to CHERY JOSEPH
1970
1970-01-12Deed — from ROTHSTEIN BENJAMIN L to PINKESZ LEA
1967
1967-01-03Mortgage assigned — from KAZLOW REBECCA; KAZLOW LOUIS to FILDERMAN DAVID

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