Four-unit walk-up where open housing violations stem from paperwork gaps, but surrounding street activity and air quality warrant attention.
A four-unit walk-up built in 1930. While internal tenant filings are sparse, open paperwork violations and local block signals highlight key areas to check. Three things to know:
Open violations reflect administrative gaps rather than active hazardous repairs. The building carries 5 open violations, with 4 resulting from unsubmitted annual bedbug reports through May 2026. The property's registration statement also lapsed in late 2025 without a current filing.
Surrounding indoor air quality complaints suggest potential exhaust or riser drift. Three indoor air quality calls were logged within three blocks over the last year, with the most recent filed in June 2026. Fumes and air recirculation issues typically move through shared shafts or nearby ground-level exhaust.
Sidewalk parties and street music set the volume for the immediate neighborhood. Within three blocks, 250 sidewalk noise calls were logged over the last 12 months, with 242 explicitly citing outdoor parties and loud music. Residential noise calls added another 200 complaints across the surrounding streets.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
659 Watkins Street is a 4-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3036390026). This building is associated with Rcf 2 Acquisition Trust. Brix tracks 5 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1930, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 7 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about appliance.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 4, 2024.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 25, 2023, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 42/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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