680 Jefferson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01656-0030BIN 3045821

Concern level3 of 4

High

0112 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 36 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 36 apartments.

2018 — 35 units registered2023 — 36

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building63 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

350

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-29

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT ROOF DOOR , 4th STORY, SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-09-29RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES NO GAS AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-09-25RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2026-09-23RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

340

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water92

Unsanitary Condition62

General41

Door/Window38

Plumbing29

Electric26

Flooring/Stairs16

Paint/Plaster16

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

455

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential258

Street/Sidewalk99

Unspecified45

Commercial37

Vehicle16

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

165

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony75

Misdemeanor65

Violation25

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-07-09Apt 1Fresidential

2017-03-01Apt 4Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2023-06-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-31

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-03-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WFHA BROOKLYN LP

Head officer

JOHN WARREN

Managing agent

MHR MANAGEMENT INC

63 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-06-24 · $9,315,837

Most recent mortgage2024-10-22 · $30,870,000

Mortgage2024-10-22$30,870,000

borrower WFHA BROOKLYN L.P., UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Mortgage2021-03-31$1,000,000

borrower WFHA BROOKLYN L.P., UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUGH ITS

Mortgage2021-03-31$10,778,104

borrower WFHA BROOKLYN L.P., UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUGH ITS

Mortgage2021-03-31$3,225,001

borrower WFHA BROOKLYN L.P., UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUGH ITS

Mortgage2021-03-31$30,870,000

borrower WFHA BROOKLYN L.P., UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale