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692 New Lots Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3043100006 · 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 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 100% 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 0. 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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (2012)
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)ABRAHAM KARPEN
Managing agentNEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$717,000 $43,020
2026$750,000 $45,000
2027$692,000 $41,520

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% 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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Jerome St — B15 · 50 ft
Citi BikeNew Lots Ave & Ashford St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns
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

692 New Lots 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

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 NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC — 3 buildings, 6 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
694 New Lots Avenue BK2 D
692 New Lots Avenue BK2 A
690 New Lots Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $195,000 on 2025-07-24 (lender: Cross County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-24Mortgage $195,000 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $195,000
2021-07-30Agreement $459,000 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM; KARPEN, HINDY to MERS $459,000
2021-06-16Mortgage $433,746 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS $433,746
2021-06-16Mortgage $25,254 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS $25,254
2021-06-10Agreement $2,168,730 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC; KARPEN, JOEL; KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC $2,168,730
2016-04-13AL&R $2,400,000 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,400,000
2016-04-13Mortgage $2,400,000 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,400,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionOwnership & money
Show as table
YearConstructionOwnership & moneyTotal
2017202
2018000
2019000
2020022
2021077
2022202
2023000
2024000
2025011
2026000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-07-24Mortgage $195,000 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$195,000
2022
2022-04-14Certificate of occupancy Final
2022-04-14Certificate of occupancy Final
2021
2021-07-30Agreement $459,000 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM; KARPEN, HINDY to MERS$459,000
2021-06-16CORRD — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to KARPEN, ABRAHAM
2021-06-16Mortgage $433,746 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS$433,746
2021-06-16Mortgage $25,254 — from KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS$25,254
2021-06-10Agreement $2,168,730 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC; KARPEN, JOEL; KARPEN, ABRAHAM to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC$2,168,730
2021-06-10Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC
2021-06-10TL&R — from SIGNATURE BANK to NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC
2020
2020-12-08Deed — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to KARPEN, ABRAHAM
2020-09-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017
2017-07-18Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2017-01-17Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2016
2016-10-14Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2016-04-13AL&R $2,400,000 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,400,000
2016-04-13Mortgage $2,400,000 — from NEW LOTS REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,400,000
2016-03-17Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2015
2015-10-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV# 35113274X ISSUED ON 03/09/15 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-
2015-08-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-08-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #35113274X ISSUED ON 3/9/15 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1,28-204.4
2015-06-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-06-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE C OF C W/THE DOB'S FOR NOTICE OF VIO #35113219N ISSUED ON 3/11/15 PURSUANT TO 28-204.
2015-03-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NEW FREQUENTLY OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.NOTED 1ST AND 2ND FL OCCUPIED JOB#302337380.REM:OBTAIN A VALID CERTIF
2015-03-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NEW BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.NOTE:NEW BLDG ERECTED UNDER JOB #302337380-01-NB NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPAN
2015-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-06HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2015-02-05HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2014
2014-09-05Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2014-09-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014-09-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2014-09-05Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2012
2012-02-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE COFC WITH DOB PURSUANT TO 28-204.2 FOR VIOLATION #34930221X. NB OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CO. REM:FILE CERT OF CORRECTI$8,000
2012-01-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-12-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NEW BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C/O FOR NB#302337390 AT TIME OF INSPECTION BLDG WAS OCCUPIED.REMEDY:OBTAIN A VALID C/O.$5,000
2011-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-10-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-05-20Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-04-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, EXPIRED PERMIT TOUCH0UP AND PAINTING BEING DONE WITH EXPIRED PERMIT NB#302337380 REM: RENEW PERMIT$2,500
2007
2007-12-10DOB complaint, category ?
2007-12-07Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-11-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-11-09Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-08-29DOB violation C:
2007-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-06-27Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-06-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-05-04Job filed: NB

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