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

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Year Built1930

Floors4

Units20

Building Area23,800 sqft

ZoningR6

ClassC1

Market Value$1.8M

648 HOWARD AVE is a property located at 648 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 20 units. The building area is 23,800 square feet on a 7,500 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $1.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 5 building permits on record (3 active). There are 624 violations on record (44 currently open). 15 docketed judgments carrying $3,150 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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1,777records on file

1Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 648 Howard Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 20 units and 23,800 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.8M, and assessed for tax at $831K. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,777 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 958 of its 1,777 records, fully 54%, fall under that one heading. Violation (624) and inspection (105) trail well behind. 44 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 1, with a site energy-use intensity of 191.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 272 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 54% 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.

$1.8M of Kings, written across 1,777 government filings.

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updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212

Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores

Building ClassC1

Year Built1930

Floors4

Total Units20

Building Area23,800 sqft

Lot Size7,500 sqft

ZoningR6

ConditionAverage

BBL3035110068

BIN3080884

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$1.8M

Assessed Total$831K

Assessed Land$118K

Building Permits

5 on record · 3 active

Cats RegistrationOther

CURRENT

Filed Feb 7, 2025Job #454601

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy

ISSUED

Filed Oct 28, 2005Job #302026055-01-01

BL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy

ISSUED

Filed Oct 28, 2005Job #302026055-1-1-hist

PL

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK

Filed Oct 28, 2005Est. cost $54KJob #302026055-01

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Limited AlterationDOB NOW

SIGNED OFF

Filed N/AJob #B00286434-I1

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Violations

624 on record · 44 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,150

Judgments · 15 docketed

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048953570Y

STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jul 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048230606H

FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047866518P

STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jul 31, 2021Balance $300Ticket #046927851Z

STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 30, 2021Balance $300Ticket #047022626M

STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES

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HPDClass B

NOV SENT OUT

Issued Jul 21, 2026#19096755

§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL.

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HPDClass C

VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED

Issued Jul 8, 2026#19063667

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued Jun 26, 2026#19031384

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B

NOT COMPLIED WITH

Issued Jun 9, 2026#18992101

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST AND WEST WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B

NOT COMPLIED WITH

Issued Jun 9, 2026#18992100

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT LOWER DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 648 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 20 units. The building area is 23,800 sqft.

Are there building permits at 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 5 building permits on record, with 3 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Feb 7, 2025.

Does 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 624 violations on record, with 44 currently open. Breakdown: 17 DOB, 1 ECB, 606 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 15 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,150. 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 648 HOWARD AVE?

648 HOWARD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has an assessed market value of $1.8M and a total assessed value of $831K (land: $118K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 648 HOWARD AVE?

648 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 648 HOWARD AVE?

648 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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