Compliance verdict — Clean record — no open violations
HPD’s records show no open housing-code violations for this building as of Oct 29, 2026.
The landlord has a record of closing housing-code violations.
21 residential units on this tax lot (3 buildings), built in 1910.
Open Buildings Department records
City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 6 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.
Headline findings
0
Open HPD Class B
0
Open HPD Class C
880
311 calls 12 months to Aug 2026
12
Units registered as rent-stabilized with DHCR (most recent year)
21
Total residential units (PLUTO)
212
Crime incidents (150m) 12 months through March 2026
⚠More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (6 vs ~2)
✓No open HPD violations — cleaner than 62% of buildings in this ZIP
ℹBuilt before 1939 (city records: 1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
ℹRent-stabilized: 12 of 21 units
About this building
City records list 1910 as the year built — older than 74% of the 1,033 buildings we cover in ZIP 11211. The building’s floor space is 3.7 times the size of its lot: 14,915 sq ft of building on a 4,080 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 31, 2026.
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
City records show no open HPD violations here — ask what was most recently repaired and how maintenance requests are handled, since a clean record isn’t a guarantee of upkeep.
DHCR’s most recent registration lists 12 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
§ 02 Neighborhood
644 Driggs Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Bedford Av (L) (4-minute walk), served by the G, J, L, M, and Z lines.
§ 03 Frequently asked questions
Is 644 Driggs Avenue rent-stabilized?
Partially — 12 of 21 units (57%) at 644 Driggs Avenue are rent-stabilized. 10 units have been deregulated since 2007. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 644 Driggs Avenue?
Bedford Av (L) — a 4-minute walk (304m) from 644 Driggs Avenue. Served by the G, J, L, M, and Z lines.
Is 644 Driggs Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1910, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.
Building Condition
HPD Violations
This building only
All-time HPD violations
Total10
Open0
Closed10
By severity class
Class A0 open · 4 closed
Class B0 open · 1 closed
Class C0 open · 2 closed
Class I0 open · 3 closed
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 29, 2026.
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat4
Plumbing2
Mold0
Other0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Structural0
Recent
2026-05-15 · Apt 4 · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
2026-05-15 · Apt 5 · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
2026-02-13 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG
Evictions
This building only
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
This building only
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total6
Open6
Closed0
Complaints
Total15
Open (active)0
Closed15
Recent open violations
2018-09-19AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE"FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
2018-09-19AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE"FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
2018-09-19AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE"FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
This building only
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file4
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 4)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure
This building only
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1910. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
Lot-level data — describes the whole tax lot (3 buildings on it), not this building alone.
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1910 (116 yr old)
Building classC7 — Walk-up w/ stores
Floors4
Residential units21
Total units23
Building area (sqft)14,915
Lot area (sqft)4,080
Owner of record (PLUTO)CARDINAL PROPERTIES L
Designations
Council district34
Rent Stabilization
Lot-level data — describes the whole tax lot (3 buildings on it), not this building alone.
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status12 of 21 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)22
Stabilized (latest)12
Lost since 200710
ⓘ This count comes from state records for the whole tax lot, which carries 3 buildings — not for this building alone.
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.
Neighborhood & Environment
Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m ~1 block300m ~2-3 blocks
Total212508
Violent1030
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies73191
Misdemeanors122244
Violations1357
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints278
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk106
Commercial81
Residential58
Vehicle33
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
298 METROPOLITAN AVENUE88m · $250–400/molicensee: METRO BEER & SMOKE INC
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
Market & Availability
ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11211 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,357/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11211 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$105,183/yr
Median monthly income$8,765/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,630/mo
ZIP median rent$2,357/mo
ZIP median rent is 26.9% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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