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642 East 2nd St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05395-0014

Built
1931
Floors
4
Residential units
37
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
12,500 sq ft
Floor area
37,600 sq ft

En español: 10 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 29 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 37 años abierta, desde el 27 de agosto de 1989.

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  1. 10

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    Oldest open since

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  2. 19

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 7 new Class C against 3 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations: 17 by the original certify-by date, 4 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 29 open HPD violations run from December 19, 2023 to November 17, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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10 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 27, 1989.

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Open Class C, week by week
9 on September 24, 2026 and 10 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
3 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $1,562 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on July 31, 2021. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • November 19, 2020, DOB: Fail maintain building in compliant manner: Service equipment - boiler. Decided by default, $1,562 penalty imposed.
  • March 25, 2020, FDNY: Portable fire extinguishers and fire hoses. In violation.
  • May 14, 2019, FDNY: Fire-rated doors and windows. In violation.

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DOB violations
9 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 20, 2023.
Housing court
4 housing court cases here since 2006.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 59 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected March 26, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed March 19, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a lead paint order, opened February 12, 2026, awarded for $2,190.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C10 open
Heat / Hot WaterCIV14 mailed19255831
Lead PaintPostponement granted19090287640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Lead PaintPostponement granted19090286640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Lead PaintPostponement granted19090285640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Notice sent19084902640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19084901640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18813665640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Lead PaintLead documents accepted18366504
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)16988688
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)16988687
Class B19 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19255832
Notice sent18993293640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Notice sent18993292640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Notice sent18813659640 EAST REALTY, LLC
Not complied with18594854
Not complied with18567735
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16988686
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16988685
No access to reinspect (first try)16988684
No access to reinspect (first try)16988683
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Questions about this building

Does 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn had 29 open violations on October 10, 2026: 29 from HPD. 10 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 37 years, since August 27, 1989.

Is 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 7 new Class C against 3 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations: 17 by the original certify-by date, 4 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 9 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued June 20, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 4 housing court cases here since 2006. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a lead paint order, opened February 12, 2026, awarded for $2,190. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 59 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On March 26, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On March 19, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 37 residential units at 642 East 2 Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 642 East 2nd St, Brooklyn: 37 units, 10 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/642-east-2-street-brooklyn

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