637 Lexington Avenue

637 Lexington Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (59/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 59/100)

• 3 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 6 buildings' registrations; 4 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (3 open), records as of Oct 26, 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 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 73 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-08-03. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 74 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Mold, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13738906 ISSUED 23-JUL-20 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1), issued 2020-12-01. HPD violation 13918480
• Class B: Mold, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT SOUTH AND NORTH WALLS APPROX 12 SQ FT IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2020-08-03. HPD violation 13738933
• Class B: Pest infestation, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN MOSQUITO IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2020-08-03. HPD violation 13738938

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: 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: 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: BEDSTUY VENTURES LLC. Head officer: JACOB SCHERMAN. Managing agent: BEDSTUY VENTURES LLC. This owner has 6 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016200076, HPD building ID 325250. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kosciuszko St (J), 9 min walk
• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 10 min walk
• Gates Av (J, Z), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.