642 Nostrand Ave

Fire safetyApt 6 class C · HPD violation

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Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 6 class C · HPD violation

2000 May

Fire protection permit

Electrical

Issues on record

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 4 class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 6 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementfoundNo basement

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 23 complaints, 2024–2026 · 19 in the past year

What has happened here

2026 May

2026 Apr

2026 Feb

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2025 Dec

2025 Dec

2025 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt 6R3L complaint

2025 May

2025 Feb

2024 Nov

2024 Sep

2024 Apr

2024 Mar

2023 Dec

Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation

2023 Jan

2019 Nov

Heating/ventilation permit

2016 Mar

2011 Dec

Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation

1996 Mar

Boiler never closed · DOB violation

1995 Aug

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

1994 Feb

Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith GO-19-S-6), registration current since May 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1994

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

18 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

PlumbingApt 6 complaint

PlumbingApt 6 complaint

PlumbingApt 4 complaint

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Plumbing, leaksApt 6 complaint

2025 Feb

2025 Jan

Plumbing, leaksApt 6 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 6 complaint

Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (not verified)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

12 complaints, 2025–2026 · 8 in the past year

What has happened here

Unsanitary conditionsApt 6 complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 4 complaint

MoldApt 4 complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 6 complaint

MoldApt 6 complaint

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Unsanitary conditionsApt 6 complaint

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 6 complaint

2026 May

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

2025 Jun

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 6 complaint

General condition and all records

HPD violations

41 open: 40 about building conditions — fire safety (12), walls, floors and stairs (8), leaks (6), other conditions (6); 7 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 19 older records from 1977–2014 never closed. 5 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 70 violations on record in all, 1977–2026 — the 65 most recent are listed here

Other conditions class B

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Fire safety class B

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Other conditions class B

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Other conditions class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 6 class B

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

Fire safetyApt 6 class C

2026 May

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4 class B

ElectricalApt 4 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B

Fire safety class C

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Fire safetyApt 6 class C

2025 Jun

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

2024 Nov

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

2024 Apr

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

2023 Nov

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

and 30 more at the source

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →

What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

11 open: 8 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 2 older than 10 years

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Low Pressure Boiler never closed

1996 Mar

Boiler never closed

1995 Aug

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at DOB →

What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

23 heat or hot water, 6 plumbing, 6 unsanitary conditions, 4 general repairs, 4 pests, 3 doors or windows, 3 floors or stairs, 3 leaks, 2 mold, 2 paint or plaster, 1 appliances, 1 outside the building

Heat or hot waterApt 6

General repairsApt 6

Floors or stairs, outside the building, paint or plasterApt 6

Unsanitary conditionsApt 6

Unsanitary conditionsApt 4