636 Water Street
A 6-story building with 813 apartments, built in 1940, in Manhattan, NY 10002.
Addresses on the lot: 38 to 40 Gouverneur Street, 50 to 60 Gouverneur Street, 70 to 72 Gouverneur Street, 318 to 330 Madison Street, 334 to 342 Madison Street, 350 to 354 Madison Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
636 Water Street has 1 open HPD violation. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. No owner is registered with HPD.
Does 636 Water Street have open violations?
Yes: 1 open violation as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 636 Water Street?
No current registration with HPD. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must register every year, so a missing registration is worth asking about.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 10% of residential buildings in 10002 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 636 Water Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 35 Montgomery Street145 apartments, built 1964
- 604 Water Street124 apartments, built 1964
- 645 Water Street211 apartments, built 1962
- 621 Water Street124 apartments, built 1898
- 305 Madison Street141 apartments, built 1964
- 605 Water Street124 apartments, built 1964
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00260-0001.