608 Rugby Road

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05234-0016BIN 3121114

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0263 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 31 apartments
0359 of those issued in the last 3 years
048 open rent-impairing violation(s)
051 active DOB violation(s)
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 18), active since 2025-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 481 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 31 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 31 apartments.

2018 — 31 units registered2023 — 31

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building97 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

152

Open now

524

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

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C1Issued 2026-10-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT C1, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C1Issued 2026-10-16

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT C1, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C1Issued 2026-10-16

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT C1, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

154

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster27

Unsanitary Condition24

Plumbing16

Door/Window16

Water Leak15

Electric14

Flooring/Stairs13

Heat/Hot Water10

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

409

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential238

Street/Sidewalk81

Commercial39

Vehicle32

Unspecified19

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

240

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony66

Misdemeanor130

Violation44

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 8 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-05-17Apt A7residential

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 2024-05-14

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-06-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-02-22

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

608 RUGBY ROAD, LLC

Head officer

MARGARET BRUNN

Managing agent

BRIAN GARLAND

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

10 EAST 138 STREETMANHATTAN 100 LEFFERTS AVENUEBROOKLYN 102-43 CORONA AVENUEQUEENS 109-05 120 STREETQUEENS 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUEQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-08-01$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-08-30 · $7,400,000

Most recent mortgage2019-08-21 · $5,200,000

Mortgage2019-08-21$5,200,000

borrower 608 RUGBY ROAD, LLC · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOC.

Sale2018-08-30$7,400,000

RUGBY REALTY LLC → 608 RUGBY ROAD, LLC

Mortgage2003-05-01$930,000

borrower RUGBY REALTY, LLC · lender NOWAK, JULIUS

Sale2000-02-15no recorded price

NOWAK, ANN → NOWAK, ANN, NOWAK, JULIUS

Sale1986-10-30no recorded price

GOSPEL TABERNACLE CHURCH → NOWAK, ANN

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 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer 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

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

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