691 Broadway
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Parcel ID (BBL): 3031190005
Owner: Moses Karpen
Acquired: June 13, 2023, $8 million
Debt: December 16, 2025, $29.1 million
Built: 1931
SF: 4,450
Dwelling units: 2
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Stores, Apartments Above (K4)
Floors: 3
Legacy BBLs: 3031190003.00000000
HPD Ownership Registration Information
Last registered: 2023-03-10 (expires 2023-09-01)
Broadway-Cook Realty
Corporate Owner
46-38 66TH STREET NEW YORK, NY, 11377
Magdalene Jacobson
Officer
46-38 66 STREET WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
Broadway-Cook Realty Llc
Agent
4638 3724 61 STREET Woodside, NY, 11377
Hermann Kappel
Site Manager
Johan Kappel
Shareholder
4638 66 STREET Woodside, NY, 11377
Johan Kappel
Shareholder
4638 66 STREET Woodside, NY, 11377
Transactions:
• Moses Karpen borrowed $29.1 million from EastAlliance Partners and Ponce Bank for 691 Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on December 16, 2025.
• Moses Karpen borrowed $9.7 million from Castellan Capital for 691 Broadway, 693 Broadway, 697 Broadway, 20 Cook Street, and 18 Cook Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn on June 20, 2023.
• Ana Kappel sold 691 Broadway, 693 Broadway, 697 Broadway, and 18 Cook Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn for $8 million to Moses Karpen on June 13, 2023.
Development:
• Moses Karpen filed new building job B01209048 for 28,428 sqft R-2 building with 26 apartments in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on April 10, 2025.
• Mordechai Nacca filed alteration job B01397200 for building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on May 11, 2026.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job B01343352 for 55,043 sqft building with 26 apartments in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on January 07, 2026.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job B01338683 for 55,043 sqft building with 26 apartments in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on December 23, 2025.
• Moses Karpen filed alteration job B00898090 for 3,698 sqft building with 2 apartments in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on July 11, 2023.
• Ehsanullah Ashrati filed alteration job 320873088 for COM building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on December 24, 2013.
Condominium:
• Moses Karpen filed plans CD260145 on April 16, 2026 for 30-unit condominium called Broadway Cook Condominium at 16 Cook Street.
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received $22,500 in ECB penalties and $18,240 in OATH penalties in the last year.