645 Water Street

645 Water Street in Lower East Side, Manhattan, has 64 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (76/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 211 units · Built 1962

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 76/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Medium (64 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

64 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 18 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 169 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-10-21. Newest violation issued 2025-10-20.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 815 days from issue to close for the 13 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 19th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OF 130 F AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 19B, 19th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 19B), issued 2025-07-07. HPD violation 18068220
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH/CATCH IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3C), issued 2022-09-19. HPD violation 15380966
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 13th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 13E), issued 2021-09-30. HPD violation 14586713
• Class C: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 5th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK THE SOUTH WALL, CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5F), issued 2020-11-30. HPD violation 13915816
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1E), issued 2019-10-07. HPD violation 13316006
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISING/DEFECTIVE AS REQUIRED BY INSPIRE NFPA STANDARD 72 IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2B), issued 2025-10-20. HPD violation 18309088
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3C), issued 2022-09-20. HPD violation 15375375
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING STRAINER AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3C), issued 2022-09-19. HPD violation 15380955

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 47 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Plumbing (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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)

2 open DOB violations. 33 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: GOUVERNEUR GARDENS HOUSING CORP. Head officer: Samuel Moskowitz. Managing agent: PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC.. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 20, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1002430056, HPD building ID 805444. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• East Broadway (F), 9 min walk
• Delancey St-Essex St (M, J, Z), 11 min walk
• Delancey St-Essex St (F), 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 2026-10-27.