642 East 2nd Street
A 4-story building with 37 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11218.
Addresses on the lot: 640 to 650 East 2nd Street.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
642 East 2nd Street has 60 open HPD violations, 16 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 50 complaints to HPD in the past year, 21 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 640 EAST REALTY, LLC. 39 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 642 East 2nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 60 open violations as of November 6, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 16 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 32 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 12 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 40 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 50 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 21 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 642 East 2nd Street?
642 East 2nd Street is registered with HPD to 640 EAST REALTY, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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 May 2026. HPD’s record has 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11218 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 642 East 2nd Street rent stabilized?
39 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 37 in 2018. 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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Buildings nearby
- 638 East 2nd Street30 apartments, built 1931
- 526 Dahill Road20 apartments, built 1922
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- 741 East 3rd Street22 apartments, built 1931
- 542 Dahill Road22 apartments, built 1928
- 221 Avenue F20 apartments, built 1931
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 6, 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 3-05395-0014.