639 Alabama Avenue

639 Alabama Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 57 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1924

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 142.5 open HPD violations per 10 units, about 14 per apartment. The grade is F for that alone.
• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 5 open violations are 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Grade capped at F (57 open, 4 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, 2019, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

57 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 11 class A, 9 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 63 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-13. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

5 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: Electrical defect, ceiling. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2023-09-01. HPD violation 16203816
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 1091370
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 1091371
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLDS ON CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2-F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2-F), issued 2007-08-13. HPD violation 4699738
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, cellar. , 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 WALLS CREATED WITH STUDS AND SHEETROCK INCREASING OCCUPANCY FROM 4 TO 6 CLASS A APTS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C2, 1st CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt C2), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16203810
• Class B: Unapproved alteration, throughout the apartment, cellar. DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE, ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt C1), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16203796
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, cellar. , 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 WALLS CREATED BY STUDS AND SHEETROCK INCREASING OCCUPANCY FROM 4 TO 6 CLASS A APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt C1), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16203794
• Class B: Plumbing defect, throughout the apartment, cellar. DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt C1), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16203797

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 4 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: DULLES GREENIDGE. Head officer: ETHEL GRECUIDSE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 15, 2018. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2019 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 3042960070, HPD building ID 183104. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (L), 5 min walk
• Pennsylvania Av (3), 6 min walk
• Livonia Av (L), 8 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.