638 East 98th Street
A 12-story building with 113 apartments, built in 1966, in Brooklyn, NY 11236.
Addresses on the lot: 638 to 660 East 98th Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
638 East 98th Street has 48 open HPD violations, 10 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 99 complaints to HPD in the past year, 34 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 660 EAST 98TH LLC. 113 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 638 East 98th Street have open violations?
Yes: 48 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 10 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 29 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 9 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 41 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 99 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 34 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
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 638 East 98th Street?
638 East 98th Street is registered with HPD to 660 EAST 98TH LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2024. HPD’s record has 15 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 4 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11236 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 638 East 98th Street rent stabilized?
113 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 113 of the building’s 113 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-04757-0001.