A two-family home where the surrounding block carries heavy noise and parking friction.
A two-family residential house built in 1960. Housing-code enforcement files for this property currently lack enough recent data for a complete read, shifting the focus to the surrounding streetscape. Three things to know:
Loud music and party calls dominate the immediate radius. Within three blocks, residents logged 153 residential noise calls over the past 12 months, driven almost entirely by 148 complaints for loud music and parties. The most recent call came in on September 20, 2026.
Curb space around the block sees frequent enforcement calls. The surrounding three blocks logged 79 illegal parking calls over the last year. The pattern is led by 33 posted sign violations, 12 commercial overnight parking complaints, and 10 blocked hydrants rather than long-term abandoned vehicles.
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697 Shepherd Avenue is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3044530068). This building is associated with Douglas Desmond. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1960, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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