639 Eastern Parkway

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01263-0058BIN 3324530

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0114 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 24 apartments
029 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 48 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 24 apartments.

2018 — 47 units registered2023 — 48

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1921

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2008-05-215+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 1 STY SOUTHEAST APT 1A REAR EAST ROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2008-05-215+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR TO 1 STY SOUTHWEST APT 1B. , SECTION '' ''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2008-05-215+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS 1 STY FRONT EAST APT 1A. , SECTION '' ''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2008-05-215+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ENTRACNE DOOR 1 STY SOUTHEAST APT 1A. , SECTION '' ''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water6

General2

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2021-09-12 · closed

GeneralBell/Buzzer/Intercom2020-11-03 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2020-11-03 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

453

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential227

Street/Sidewalk152

Unspecified27

Vehicle24

Commercial15

Helicopter7

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

185

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony52

Misdemeanor93

Violation40

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-06-19Apt 1Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2010-06-10

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2010-04-29

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OHOLEI TORAH

Head officer

YOSSI LANGSAM

Managing agent

Educational Institute Oholei Torah

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 22025-09-10$1,250 penalty

UnknownClass 12025-09-10$1,600 penalty

ConstructionClass 32020-03-03$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-02-26 · $7,600,000

Most recent mortgage2019-12-23 · $3,000,000

Mortgage2019-12-23$3,000,000

borrower EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OHOLEI TORAH OF BROOKLYN INC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2018-02-26$7,000,000

borrower EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OHOLEI TORAH OF BROOKLYN INC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2018-02-26$7,600,000

639 EAT LLC → EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OHOLEI TORAH OF BROOKLYN INC

Sale2018-02-15no recorded price

5639 REALTY LLC, POPACK, JOSEPH → 639 EAT LLC

Sale2018-01-17no recorded price

FATTY REALTY LLC → EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OHOLEI TORAH OF BROOKLYN INC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2020 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2020-03-10

90-day noticewater/sewer only2020-02-12

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale