648 East 4th Street

648 East 4th Street in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 27 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (27 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Oct 1, 2008, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-24. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE REGISTER WITH FUSIBLE LINK TO OUTER AIR BOILER ROOM CELLAR., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312262
• Class B: Floor or stair defect. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR OF FRONT PORCH., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312259
• Class B: Floor or stair defect. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HAND RAILS BLDG FRONT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312261
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (exterior). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. RESTORE EGRESS BY REMOVING LOCKING DEVICE AND ARRANGE TO OPEN READILY THE GATE IN FENCE AT LOT LINE LOCK & CHAIN ON GATE REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312254
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERBOARD CLG CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312255
• Class B: Garbage not removed (basement). D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312256
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD STEP BLDG FRONT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 1312260
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18869397

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ROSEN, MOSHE. Head officer: CHASKEL BABAD. Managing agent: MAINTAINED MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 19, 2007. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2008 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053870040, HPD building ID 238249. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ditmas Av (F), 3 min walk
• 18 Av (F), 9 min walk
• Church Av (F, G), 12 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.