1638 Broadway

1638 Broadway in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 2 of 2 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1931

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 53 buildings' registrations; 34 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 2 of 2 units are rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: High (19 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. 10 issued in the last 12 months. 72 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-08-24. Newest violation issued 2026-09-01.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 108 days from issue to close for the 12 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. 867 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CONDUCIVE TO PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS,CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGE GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19015581
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2025-08-15. HPD violation 18158506
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178111
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178112
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178115
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINETS AT THE NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178114
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st door from the south, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HINGES AT THE 1ST DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178113
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19015583

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 26 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (4), Plumbing (2).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

2 of 2 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CB CSH 2015 LLC. Head officer: RCHRISTOPHER BRAMWELL. Managing agent: SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. This owner has 53 buildings on record, 34 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3014990013, HPD building ID 213936. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Halsey St (J), 4 min walk
• Chauncey St (J, Z), 4 min walk
• Rockaway Av (C), 9 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.