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646 Emerald Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3045170003 · 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, AEP11
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 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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: Derelict Vehicles (4) · Noise (3) · Dead Animal (1) · Snow or Ice (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 (2002)
YesSix or more residential units (83)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)Emerald Green LLC
Head officerIlsoo Kim
Managing agentProgressive Management of NY
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,827,000 $4,422,150
2026$10,412,000 $4,685,400
2027$10,582,000 $4,761,900

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayGrant Av — A · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Loring Av / Drew St — B14 B15 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff
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

646 Emerald 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 PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY — 159 buildings, 10,188 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B61 · C16 · D21 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
894 Fountain Avenue BK422 A
240 Park Hill Avenue SI404 F
140 Park Hill Avenue SI403 F
3320 Bailey Avenue BX344 B
225 Park Hill Avenue SI305 F
20 Father Capodanno Bl SI273 B
911 Erskine Street BK267 B
2661 Heath Avenue BX233 B
735 Oakland Place BX221 A
1010 East 178 Street BX220 B
131 3 Avenue BK200 B
813 East 163 Street BX200 B
10 Schroeder's Walk BK200 A
5125 Beach Channel Drive QN194 B
1950 Clove Road SI177 C
1134 Union Avenue BX175 A
55 Bowen Street SI156 D
34-11 Beach Channel Drive QN154 B
22-10 New Haven Avenue QN153 B
14-10 New Haven Avenue QN149 C
249 Heyson Road QN149 C
881 Erskine Street BK144 A
820 Hewitt Place BX144 B
97 Troy Avenue BK137 B
1620 Pacific Street BK137 B
1434 Ogden Avenue BX130 C
429 Lexington Avenue BK123 B
2271 Washington Avenue BX118 D
129-01 Jamaica Avenue QN117 D
611 East 158 Street BX114 B
1426 Loring Avenue BK100 D
2040 White Plains Road BX100 C
228 Nagle Avenue MN100 C
195 Steuben Street SI98 B
231 Steuben Street SI98 B
360 Nostrand Avenue BK95 A
92-61 165 Street QN89 B
1094 Union Avenue BX84 A
886 Westchester Avenue BX83 B
646 Emerald Street BK83 A
356 Lexington Avenue BK77 A
523 Vermont Street BK74 B
3035 White Plains Road BX74 B
544 Claremont Parkway BX74 A
1925 University Avenue BX72 A
1041 Findlay Avenue BX70 A
761 Bushwick Avenue BK70 B
3639 White Plains Road BX69 A
533 Bay Street SI67 B
1090 Close Avenue BX66 B
905 Eagle Avenue BX66 B
11629 Seaview Avenue BK65 B
127-03 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
40 Debevoise Street BK65 B
702 Vandalia Avenue BK65 A
148-19 90 Avenue QN65 B
1865 University Avenue BX58 A
1280 Sheridan Avenue BX57 C
1124 Clay Avenue BX54 B
1140 Clay Avenue BX54 B

showing 60 of 159 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,500,000 on 2016-12-23 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 8 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
2016-12-23Mortgage $11,500,000 — from EMERALD GREEN PHASE II LIMITED PARTNERSH; EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; GRANT FORBELL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $11,500,000
2000-07-13Mortgage $6,000,000 — from EMARALD GREEN PHASE11 LIMITED PARTNERSHI to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $6,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20174004
20180101
20195207
20201001
20215308
20221203
202317210
20240617
2025010010
20260101
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-18HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-18HPD 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
2025-08-07311: Dead Animal — Raccoon
2025-06-16HPD 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
2025-03-13311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-03-13311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-29311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-11-29311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-11-26HPD 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
2024-08-27Deed — from EMERALD GREEN PHASE II LIMITED PARTNERSH; EMERALD GREEN PHASE II LLC to EMERALD GREEN PHASE II LLC
2024-04-18HPD 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
2024-01-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-17HPD 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
2023-07-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-07-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-07-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-07-03SAGE — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR
2023-07-03Agreement — from EMERALD GREEN PHASE II LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2023-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-31HPD 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
2023-03-31HPD 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
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-10HPD 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
2021
2021-09-13311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-08-17311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Traffic Sign or Signal Blocked
2021-06-20DOB violation EARCX: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2020)
2021-06-19DOB violation EARCX: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2019)
2021-06-18DOB violation EARCX: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2018)
2021-06-17DOB violation EARCX: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2017
2021-04-03311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-02-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2019
2019-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
2019-11-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2019-08-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-08-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2019-07-05311: Street Sign - Damaged — One Way
2019-05-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2019-02-17DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2018
2018-06-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-09-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-12-23Mortgage $11,500,000 — from EMERALD GREEN PHASE II LIMITED PARTNERSH; EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; GRANT FORBELL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR$11,500,000
2016-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2016-04-11DOB complaint, category ?
2016-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2015
2015-08-18FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2015-08-18FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2015-08-18FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2015-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-26FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2014
2014-05-01DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2012
2012-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-03DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2012-01-01DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2011
2011-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-22DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-04DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
2005-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2004-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2004-01-08DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-10-18Agreement — from EMERALD GREEN PHASE11 LP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR
2002-10-18Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF NEW YORK; FLEET NATIONAL BANK to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR
2002-10-18SAGE — from EMERALD GREEN PHASEII LP
2002-10-18SAGE — from EMERALD GREEN PHASE11 LP
2002-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2002-05-22DOB complaint, category ?
2002-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2001-01-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-01-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2001-01-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2001-01-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000
2000-07-13Agreement — from EMERALD GREEN PHASEII LIMITED PARTNERSHI to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR
2000-07-13Mortgage assigned — from EMERALD GREEN PHASEII LIMITED PARTNERSHI; FLEET BANK NA to UNITED STATES TRUSTCOMPANY OF NEW YORK
2000-07-13Deed — from EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to EMERAL GREEN PHASE II LIMITED PARTNERSHI
2000-07-13Mortgage $6,000,000 — from EMARALD GREEN PHASE11 LIMITED PARTNERSHI to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION$6,000,000
2000-07-13Mortgage satisfied — from STANITA SERVICE CORP to DUNETZ, ARNOLD; DUNETZ, SHIRLEY
2000-07-13Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; FLEET BANK NA to UNITED STATES TRUSTCOMPANY OF NEW YORK
2000-07-13Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; FLEET BANK NA to UNITED STATES TRUSTCOMPANY OF NEW YORK; EMERALD GREEN PHASEII LIMITED PARTNERSHI
2000-02-24Agreement — from SLADE, EDWARD N; MELTZER, PHILIP; MELTZER, BARBARA to EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2000-02-24Mortgage assigned — from EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FLEET BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION; HSBC BANK USA
2000-02-24Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FLEET BANK NA to HSBC BANK USA
2000-02-24Agreement — from EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR
2000-02-24REL — from SLADE, EDWARD N; MELTZER, PHILIP; MELTZER, BARBARA to EMERALD GREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2000-01-28Permit NB — ISSUED
2000-01-28Permit NB — ISSUED
2000-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999
1999-10-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-10-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-09-02Permit NB — RE-ISSUED
1999-09-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-09-02Permit NB — RE-ISSUED
1999-09-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997
1997-01-10Mortgage satisfied — from DUNETZ, ARNOLD to EAST COAST CONSTRUCTION CORP
1997-01-10Deed — from SPRING CREEK HOUSINGPARTNERS L.P. to EMERALD LORING CORP
1992
1992-08-19Deed — from SPRING CREEKS ASSOCLP to SPRING CREEK HOUS PTNRS
1992-06-04Agreement — from SLADE, EDWARD N; MELTZER, PHILIP; MELTZER, BARBARA to SPRING CREEK ASSOCSLP

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