# 686 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216

BBL 3012310044 · Block 1231 · Lot 44 · BIN 3031129  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/686-prospect-place-3012310044  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

686 Prospect Place (Brooklyn, NY 11216; tax lot BBL 3012310044) is a 4-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C3: walk-up apartments, four families), built around 1931, on a 1,900 sq ft lot zoned R6A. City tax records list the owner as HEWITT, EVELYN. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,541,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one DOB job with a permit issued but no sign-off. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “686 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216 (BBL 3012310044)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/686-prospect-place-3012310044. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 1 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: HEWITT, EVELYN
- Building class: C3 – Walk-up apartments, four families
- Year built: 1931
- Floors: 4
- Units: 4 residential / 4 total
- Lot area: 1,900 sq ft · Building area: 5,600 sq ft
- Zoning: R6A, R6B, C2-4
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,541,000, assessed value $693,450, tax class 2A
- Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws)

## Sales & deeds (ACRIS)

Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-19 | recorded (DEED, LE) | DEED, LE dated 2019-09-19 from HEWITT, EVELYN to EVELYN M. HEWITT TRUST; ANTHONY HEWITT, AS TRUSTEE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1997-02-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1997-02-19 from HEWITT, EVELYN/DIST/HEIR; HEWITT, GEORGE S/DIST/HEIR; HEWITT, ANTHONY/DIST/HEIR; HEWITT, GEORGE/DISTOF to HEWITT, EVELYN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1989-07-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1989-07-25 from WRIGHT, NANCY; PRINGLE, MARJORIE; HEWITT,STANFORD A/EST OF; HEWITT, GEORGE; JACKSON, SHIRLEY; HEWITT, ETHEL L/ESTOF; JOHNSON, CAROLINE; HEWITT, MYRTLE D to HEWITT, GEORGE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |

## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits

A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items).

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-06 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 340441356 (A3 – Minor alteration (one type of work)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS UN… | ic3t-wcy2 |
| 2023-03-27 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00832640-I1: Plumbing — REGISTER GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND TEST/REPAIR GAS PIPING.. Issued 2023-03-27, expires 2024-03-27. | rbx6-tga4 |
| 2016-11-22 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 340441356: Construction equipment (scaffold, fence, shed) / Construction equipment. Issued 2016-11-22, expires 2017-11-22. | ipu4-2q9a |

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

No records found.

## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending

status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## Owners & contacts

Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as HEWITT, EVELYN. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2019-09-19 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, LE, 2019-09-19). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2019-09-19 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, LE, 2019-09-19). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2025-12-02 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Evelyn Hewitt, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2025-12-02 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Anthony Hewitt. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2025-12-02 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Anthony Hewitt, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |

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