642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1930

Floors4

Units16

Building Area14,708 sqft

ZoningR6

ClassC1

Market Value$1.3M

642 HOWARD AVE is a property located at 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 4 floors and 16 units. The building area is 14,708 square feet on a 5,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $1.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 95 violations on record (3 currently open). 6 docketed judgments carrying $1,250 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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276records on file

Completed in 1930, 642 Howard Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 16 units and 14,708 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.3M, and assessed for tax at $569K. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 276 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 122 of its 276 records, fully 44%, fall under that one heading. Violation (95) and assignment (22) trail well behind. 3 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 15.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 26 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 44% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.3M of Kings, written across 276 government filings.

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Sources

NYC DOB NYC HPD NYC DOF ACRIS NYC DCP ECB/OATH NYC DEP NYC LPC NYC FDNY NYS DHCR MOCEJ FEMA EPA US Census HUD USGS

updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212

Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores

Building ClassC1

Year Built1930

Floors4

Total Units16

Building Area14,708 sqft

Lot Size5,000 sqft

ZoningR6

ConditionAverage

BBL3035110065

BIN3080883

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$1.3M

Assessed Total$569K

Assessed Land$113K

Building Permits

none on record

No building permits found in local records.

Violations

95 on record · 3 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,250

Judgments · 6 docketed

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048373370Z

FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048312537M

DIRTY SIDEWALK

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048312456K

DIRTY SIDEWALK

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 30, 2022Balance $300Ticket #047379829Y

FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Dec 31, 2020Balance $300Ticket #0210303840

IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSE

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HPDClass A

NOV SENT OUT

Issued Oct 19, 2025#18310989

§ 27-2043 ADM CODE PROVIDE A LOCK AND KEY TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF DWELLING UNIT AND, IF A CL A MULTIPLE DWELLING, ALSO DOOR CHAIN LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C

NOT COMPLIED WITH

Issued Feb 22, 2025#17712858

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM

View this violation's full details & status history →

+ 93 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 16 units. The building area is 14,708 sqft.

Are there building permits at 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn?

No building permits were found in local records for 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212. Permit data is sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings. For the most current permit status, check DOB NOW or BIS directly.

Does 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 95 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB, 92 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 6 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,250. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 642 HOWARD AVE?

642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has an assessed market value of $1.3M and a total assessed value of $569K (land: $113K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 642 HOWARD AVE?

642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 642 HOWARD AVE?

642 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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