678 Watkins Street

678 Watkins Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 32 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• 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 (32 open, 6 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

32 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 8 issued in the last 12 months. 87 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-10-23. Newest violation issued 2026-06-08.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: 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 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18979778
• Class C: 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 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18979777
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, kitchen, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425232
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425233
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) CEILING, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425235
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425234
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18979776
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2R), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18979775

311 housing complaints

7 in the last 12 months, 7 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (4), Water Leak (2), Paint/Plaster (1).

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: Lawrence Ford. Managing agent: Sonja FordGore. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 12, 2025. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3036380054, HPD building ID 389110. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (L), 7 min walk
• East 105 St (L), 9 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 11 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.