642 East 31st Street

642 East 31st Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (11 open, 2 class C), 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 16 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-10-31. Newest violation issued 2024-01-23. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. 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: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FIRSTF), issued 2024-01-23. HPD violation 16616930
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OPERATING ALLOWANCE OF 130 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOUND AT THE KITCHEN SINK 138 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FIRSTF), issued 2024-01-22. HPD violation 16609236
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FIRSTF), issued 2024-01-22. HPD violation 16609235
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FL1), issued 2022-10-31. HPD violation 15459299
• Class B: Electrical defect, north wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FL1), issued 2022-10-31. HPD violation 15459296
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FL1), issued 2022-10-31. HPD violation 15459294
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FL1), issued 2022-10-31. HPD violation 15459295
• Class B: 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 FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FL1), issued 2022-10-31. HPD violation 15459293

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: SIMON, CAROL. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050050060, HPD building ID 256976. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 3 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 7 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 14 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.