645 Water Street
A 21-story building with 211 apartments, built in 1962, in Manhattan, NY 10002.
Addresses on the lot: 629 to 645 Water Street, 675 Water Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
645 Water Street has 64 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to GOUVERNEUR GARDENS HOUSING CORP.
Does 645 Water Street have open violations?
Yes: 64 open violations 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 | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 41 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 18 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 5 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 645 Water Street?
645 Water Street is registered with HPD to GOUVERNEUR GARDENS HOUSING CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
2 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 March 2023. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
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 645 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 621 Water Street124 apartments, built 1898
- 636 Water Street813 apartments, built 1940
- 605 Water Street124 apartments, built 1964
- 604 Water Street124 apartments, built 1964
- 35 Montgomery Street145 apartments, built 1964
- 371 Madison Street117 apartments, built 1908
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 1-00243-0056.