644 Lorimer Street

644 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (56/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 5 units · Built 1928

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 56/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 6 buildings' registrations; 6 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, 3 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: Medium (1 open DOB violation), 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)

3 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1998-11-02. Newest violation issued 2025-06-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 195 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND OR PLASTER WALLS BATHROOM 3 STY NORTH APT 3L NUNEZ 349 0334 ER1 12046 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3L), issued 1998-11-02. HPD violation 1695103
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND OR PLASTER CEILING EAST ROOM 3 STY NORTH APT 3L ER1 12046 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3L), issued 1998-11-02. HPD violation 1695104
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND OR PLASTER CEILING CENTER ROOM 3 STY NORTH APT 3L ER1 12046 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3L), issued 1998-11-02. HPD violation 1695105

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation 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: Michael Benjamin As Reciever. Head officer: Michael Benjamin. Managing agent: New York City MGMT LLC. This owner has 6 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3027420001, HPD building ID 328917. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Lorimer St (L), 3 min walk
• Metropolitan Av (G), 5 min walk
• Graham Av (L), 6 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.