665 Watkins Street

665 Watkins Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 17 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 (17 open), 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, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 8 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 214 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2013-05-08. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: Broken window or sash (entrance). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS INSTALLED AT BUILDING'S WROUGHT IRON STREET ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2020-02-10. HPD violation 13593023
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING'S WROUGHT IRON STREET ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2020-02-10. HPD violation 13593034
• Class B: Unapproved alteration (basement). DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE, .. AT CELLAR, issued 2014-10-07. HPD violation 10404878
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue, bathroom. , 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION CLASS A APT CREATED WITH FULL BATHROOM AND KITCHEN INCREASING OCCUPANCY FROM 3 TO 4 CLASS A APTS. AT CELLAR, issued 2014-10-07. HPD violation 10404881
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS .. AT CELLAR, issued 2014-10-07. HPD violation 10404879
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LOCK AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2013-05-08. HPD violation 9824126
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-06. HPD violation 18892612
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-11. HPD violation 18003346

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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: ROBERT DAVIS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 17, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 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 3036390024, HPD building ID 389101. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (L), 6 min walk
• East 105 St (L), 9 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 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.