642 Myrtle Avenue

642 Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 15 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1957

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 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.
• 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 (15 open, 5 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: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-03-08. Newest violation issued 2023-12-08. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. 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: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL STRIKE PLATE ON DOOR FRAME AT BUILDING ENTRANCE, issued 2023-12-08. HPD violation 16497091
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING KNOB LOCKING ASSEMBLY ON DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE, issued 2023-12-08. HPD violation 16497090
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD JAMB DOOR FRAME AT BUILDING ENTRANCE, issued 2023-12-08. HPD violation 16497092
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16500878
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT UNIT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt UNIT 2), issued 2023-11-22. HPD violation 16434759
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit (hallway). , 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16500886
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit (hallway). , 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16500879
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3), issued 2019-03-08. HPD violation 12946265

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 5 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.

Owner and management

Owner: MOSES KARPEN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 31, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019120031, HPD building ID 340898. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Classon Av (G), 7 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 8 min walk
• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 10 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.