635 Watkins Street

635 Watkins Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 23 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (38/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 5 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 38/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 (23 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 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)

23 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 59 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-05. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

6 closed in the last 90 days. Median 1,115 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed 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 C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2023-12-14. HPD violation 16514708
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 5; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2F), issued 2018-06-06. HPD violation 12416450
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK KEY OPERATED AT METAL SECURITY GATE AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2013-08-26. HPD violation 9950658
• Class B: Mold, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 6 SQUARE FEET AT WINDOW AT NORTH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16514704 ISSUED 11-DEC-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2R), issued 2024-04-12. HPD violation 16870526
• Class B: Mold, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 8 SQUARE FEET AT WINDOW AT NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16514706 ISSUED 11-DEC-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2R), issued 2024-04-12. HPD violation 16870527
• Class B: Mold, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 6 SQUARE FEET AT WINDOW AT NORTH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16514703 ISSUED 11-DEC-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2R), issued 2024-04-12. HPD violation 16870525
• Class B: Mold, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 6 SQUARE FEET AT WI DOW AT NORTH IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16514707 ISSUED 11-DEC-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2R), issued 2024-04-12. HPD violation 16870528
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, foyer, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2023-12-14. HPD violation 16514702

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 4 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Water Leak (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)

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: 635 WATKINS LLC. Head officer: MELDEL FRIED. Managing agent: 635 WATKINS LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 20, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3036390034, HPD building ID 389085. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (L), 6 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 10 min walk
• East 105 St (L), 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.