# 642 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/642-flatbush-avenue-brooklyn

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## In one line

13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and doors and windows and heat or hot water and leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1928 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 3 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and doors and windows and heat or hot water and leaks
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- 39 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- City stormwater map shows nuisance flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed May 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (not verified) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 49 open: 39 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (9), fire safety (7), smoke or CO detectors (6), doors and windows (4); 13 immediately hazardous (class C), 10 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2014 never closed. 4 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 70 violations on record in all, 2014–2026 — the 54 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 2 open: 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 general repairs, 2 doors or windows, 2 floors or stairs, 2 heat or hot water, 1 appliances, 1 leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

3 of 4 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/642-flatbush-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2f
- Apt 2R: https://blueflo.tech/b/642-flatbush-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2r
- Apt 3R: https://blueflo.tech/b/642-flatbush-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3r

## Registered with the city

- 642 FLATBUSH LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 642 FLATBUSH LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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