690 Cleveland Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04080-0033BIN 3090543

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
021 active DOB violation(s)
0319 open HPD violation(s)
043 evictions executed in the last 3 years
05$5,000 in unpaid DOB fines

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 2), discharged 2021-07-06.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

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

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

336

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER, UNTIL (1) AN APPLICATION AND PLAN FOR THE WORK REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, WHERE REQUIRED, (2) SUCH WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE OWNER AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS WHERE REQUIRED, (3) WHERE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED AND (4) THE DEPARTMENT HAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT SUCH DWELLING IS HABITABLE. ENTIRE BUILDING

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-06-27

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, NORTH WALL, AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-06-27

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING, NORTH WALL, AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-06-27

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, NORTH WALL, AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition22

General9

Paint/Plaster8

Plumbing4

Electric4

Door/Window3

Heat/Hot Water3

Water Leak2

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

214

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential146

Street/Sidewalk52

Unspecified6

Commercial5

Vehicle4

House of Worship1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

370

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony104

Misdemeanor203

Violation63

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-25

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED CHARRED MASONRY BRICK AT EXP1 & #3 AND SMOKE DAMAGE AT 1FL & 2 FL. OBSERVED WATER DAMAGE CEILING AND WALLS AT APT 1 AND 3. BOARD UP WINDOWS AT 1FL APT 1 AND 2FL APT 3 HAS COMPROMISED SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS. AT CELLAR LEVEL FIRE STOPPAGE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-03-18Apt 6residential

2026-03-09Apt 1residential

2024-09-09Apt 2residential

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 2018-12-14

CONH

CLOSEDOpened 2018-09-28

Comprehensive

CLOSEDJUDGMENTOpened 2014-11-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-01-24

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

690 CLEVELAND NDBM 2018 LLC

Head officer

ELI ROME

Managing agent

ELI ROME

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,000

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.

ConstructionClass 22026-06-25$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-09-25$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22025-09-25$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-10-26 · $820,000

Most recent mortgage2022-08-10 · $450,000

Mortgage2022-08-10$450,000

borrower 690 CLEVELAND NBDM 2018, LLC · lender PIERMONT BANK

Mortgage2020-10-01$1,150,000

borrower 690 CLEVELAND NDBM 2018 LLC · lender 690 FUNDING LLC

Sale2017-10-26$820,000

KAMARAS, ESQ., REFEREE, PHILIP L → 690 CLEVELAND NDBM 2018 LLC

Sale2007-10-31no recorded price

FRIEDMAN, ANNA → J & A 10-07 TRUST, RAIZEL WEISER, AS TRUSTEE

Sale2004-02-18$453,000

FORTH FEDERAL, LLC → FRIEDMAN, ANNA

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

Flagged for the 2020 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2020-08-17

30-day noticeincl. property tax2020-07-30

60-day noticeincl. property tax2020-03-10

90-day noticeincl. property tax2020-02-12

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale