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686 Sheffield Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3042970028 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. 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

Open HPD violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$130,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1923)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEV LP
Head officerCHERYL IGHODARO
Managing agentPRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$360,000 $162,000
2026$432,000 $194,400
2027$518,000 $233,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayPennsylvania Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
New Lots Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Hegeman Av — B20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeGeorgia Ave & New Lots Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 213 New Lots
Middle: Van Siclen Community 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

686 Sheffield 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

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1932 Crotona Parkway BX42 B
214 Mac Dougal Street BK20 B
504 Hinsdale Street BK14 C
620 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
640 Bradford Street BK9 B
321 Troutman Street BK8 C
727 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
628 Schenck Avenue BK8 C
317 Troutman Street BK8 A
195 Sumpter Street BK8 C
400 Tompkins Avenue BK8 F
641B Vermont Street BK8 C
633 Vermont Street BK8 B
404 Tompkins Avenue BK7 B
748 Miller Avenue BK6 C
201 Hull Street BK6 C
276 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
319 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
452 Madison Street BK6 C
568 Vermont Street BK6 A
401 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
464 Madison Street BK6 F
744 Miller Avenue BK6 C
528 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
442 Madison Street BK6 C
530 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
446 Madison Street BK6 C
225 Cooper Street BK6 D
543 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
495 Chauncey Street BK6 B
147 Hull Street BK6 C
450 Madison Street BK6 C
677 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
638 Vermont Street BK6 B
448 Madison Street BK6 D
167 Stockholm Street BK6 C
645 Central Avenue BK5 D
188 Hancock Street BK5 D
655 Miller Avenue BK5 D
516 Hegeman Avenue BK4 D
493 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
686 Sheffield Avenue BK4 B
739 Sheffield Avenue BK4 D
409 Tompkins Avenue BK4 F
396A Monroe Street BK4 D
415 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
171 Troutman Street BK3 D
2174 Fulton Street BK3 D
2063 Fulton Street BK3 D
2074 Dean Street BK3 D
779 Mac Donough Street BK3 F
2206 Fulton Street BK3 F
273 Jefferson Avenue BK3 C
165 Hancock Street BK3 F
343 Marion Street BK3 B
1847 Eastern Parkway BK2 F
2292 Atlantic Avenue BK2 D
2447 Dean Street BK2 F
419 Saratoga Avenue BK2 B
851 Marcy Avenue BK2 D

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,426,296 on 2005-01-27 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development), covering 6 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
2005-12-23Agreement $9,893,561 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. $9,893,561
2005-01-27Deed $6,426,296 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. $6,426,296
2005-01-27Mortgage $6,426,296 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $6,426,296
2003-08-06Mortgage $579,311 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $579,311
2003-08-06Mortgage $7,189,602 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $7,189,602
2003-08-06Mortgage $7,160,062 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. $7,160,062
2003-08-06Mortgage $549,770 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU; SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A. $549,770

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
28
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201711
201811
201900
202000
20212828
202255
202322
202444
202533
202633
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-02311: Obstruction — Cone
2026-05-06Bedbug 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
2025-11-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-02311: Obstruction — Cone
2026-05-06Bedbug 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
2025
2025-11-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-10HPD 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
2024
2024-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-02-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-09-18311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-04-14311: Dead Animal — Raccoon
2022
2022-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-02HPD 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
2022-02-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-02-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-11-02City emergency repair (OMO): *** nyc hpd emergency operations division - ''essential service work '' *** apt 2r, 2nd story ---- properly replace the $596
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILING AND SOUTH WALL AT PU
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT S
2021-10-12HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT UPPER WINDOW SASH, 2ND FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2021-10-12HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW, 1ST FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM
2021-10-12HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY
2021-10-12HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING, SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCA
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2021-10-12HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW, 2ND FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING AND SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTME
2021-10-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-10-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-10-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-10-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-10-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-10-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-09-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-09-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-09-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-09-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-09-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD 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
2018
2018-03-02311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017
2017-06-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-09-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-01-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-01-12Job filed: MINOR EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS WITH 100% ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF TEN LINTELS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE TO BULK$65,200
2016-01-12Job filed: MINOR EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS WITH 100pct ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF TEN LINTELS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE TO BULK$65,200
2015
2015-05-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-05-02311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-01-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR LOOSE PLASTER IN CEILING IN THE 1st
2015-01-13Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2015-01-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2015-01-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2015-01-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2015-01-13311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2015-01-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2012
2012-09-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-23Agreement — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
2005-12-23Agreement $9,893,561 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P.$9,893,561
2005-01-27PREL — from CITIBANK N.A.
2005-01-27Deed $6,426,296 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P.$6,426,296
2005-01-27Mortgage $6,426,296 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D$6,426,296
2005-01-27Agreement — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P.
2005-01-27REL — from NEIBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELPMEN to CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD
2005-01-27REL — from CITIBANK N.A.
2004
2004-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-08-06Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-08-06Mortgage $579,311 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A.$579,311
2003-08-06DEEDO $15 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU$15
2003-08-06AL&R — from CITIBANK, N.A. to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU
2003-08-06Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU
2003-08-06Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to CITIBANK. N.A.
2003-08-06Mortgage $7,189,602 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A.$7,189,602
2003-08-06Mortgage $7,160,062 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A.$7,160,062
2003-08-06SMIS — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-08-06Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-08-06Mortgage $549,770 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU; SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A.$549,770
2003-06-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-05-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-05-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-01-30Job filed: Builders Paving Plan - New Concrete Sidewalk - 26' ln. ft.
2003-01-30Job filed: Builders Paving Plan - New Concrete Sidewalk - 26' ln. ft.
2001
2001-12-21Job filed: Gutt Rehabilitation, New Apartment Layouts, New Bathrooms and Kitchens.$236,200
2001-12-21Job filed: Gutt Rehabilitation, New Apartment Layouts, New Bathrooms and Kitchens.$236,200
2001-12-21Job filed: Gutt Rehabilitation, New Apartment Layouts, New Bathrooms and Kitchens.$236,200
1998
1998-04-13Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-18Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-08-15Permit AL — ISSUED
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
1967
1967-03-23Deed — from SILBERSTANG LOUIS to ISRAEL BENDORA B
1967-03-23Mortgage — from ISRAEL BENDORA B to SILBERSTANG LOUIS
1966
1966-11-22Deed — from ROBINSON WILLIAM to SILBERSTANG LOUIS

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