1639 Brooklyn Avenue

1639 Brooklyn Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 2007

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (13 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-01-14. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

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

• Class C: Missing window guards, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 4; INSIDE SASH, NO ONE-WAY SCREWS LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2014-06-16. HPD violation 10278086
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2009-03-16. HPD violation 7773128
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-01-14. HPD violation 7649984
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-01-14. HPD violation 7649979
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-01-14. HPD violation 7649983
• 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 2026-05-08. HPD violation 18917776
• 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 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18029381
• 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 2024-04-17. HPD violation 16907997

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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: JOSE A ESPINAL. Managing agent: CRESENCIO ESPINAL. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 31, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 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 3075640123, HPD building ID 892050. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 6 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 12 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 18 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.