694 Hicks Street

694 Hicks Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has 5 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 1 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 13 buildings' registrations; 2 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.

• Repairs: High (5 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

5 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 6 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-13. Newest violation issued 2014-08-20. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Yard or exterior defect (basement). ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SEAL UP FROM YARD TO CELLAR BUILDING WEST. ER-1, issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5055836
• Class C: Yard or exterior defect (basement). ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SEAL UP FROM YARD TO CELLAR BUILDING NORTH. ER-1, issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5055837
• Class C: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SEAL UP FROM YARD TO 1 STY INTERIOR BUILDING WEST. ER-1, issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5055838
• Class C: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SEAL UP FROM YARD TO 1 STY INTERIOR BUILDING NORTH. ER-1, issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5055839
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL/BUZZER /INTERCOM AT FRONT BLDG., issued 2014-08-20. HPD violation 10351263

311 housing complaints

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

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: LOBSTER BEAR LLC. Head officer: GINO VITALE. Managing agent: LOBSTER BEAR LLC. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3005200023, HPD building ID 312421. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Carroll St (F, G), 10 min walk
• Smith-9 Sts (F, G), 11 min walk
• Bergen St (F, G), 17 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.