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625 Howard Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11212 BBL 3035120014 24 units · 4 floors · 1920

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Brownsville
At or below average
avg 28.6
0
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 0 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Brownsville average of 28.6.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 625 Howard Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
24 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The four-story, 24-unit tenement at 625 Howard Avenue in Brownsville, owned by Charles Perez and built in 1920, has experienced several notable incidents affecting resident comfort and compliance with housing regulations. Most recently, in May 2023, there was an incident involving loss of heat and hot water services, though these services were reportedly restored within a couple of days. The building had consistent issues with energy benchmarking report filings between 2019 and 2020, accumulating four violations for failing to submit the required documentation under ADC Code Sec. 28-309.4, though all these violations were eventually dismissed in January 2023 following payment of associated fines.

On a more positive note, the building has maintained an exemplary record regarding pest control and sanitation. There have been no reported bedbug infestations in any of the past eight annual reporting periods from 2019 through 2025, and the property has passed both rodent inspections conducted in December 2018 and January 2017. While the heat and hot water issue in 2023 represents the only recent service disruption on record, it is worth noting that these systems are often subject to age-related maintenance challenges in older buildings like this one. The building's management has generally responded to compliance issues, as evidenced by the resolution of the recent heat and hot water complaint and the settlement of the energy benchmarking violation fines.

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How we score buildings

How 625 Howard Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
27th percentile

Out of 1329 buildings in this neighborhood, 359 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
19.7%
No serious
violations
64.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
16.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Number of apartments

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Building size

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Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 625 Howard Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units24
Floors4
Year built1920
Gross area26,000 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

625 Howard Ave, New York, NY 11212
627 Howard Ave, New York, NY 11212
629 Howard Ave, New York, NY 11212
631 Howard Ave, New York, NY 11212
633 Howard Ave, New York, NY 11212
Who's behind the building

625 Howard Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
Committed Community Associates
Address
625 Howard Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11212
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The story over time

625 Howard Avenue event timeline

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2025
Bedbug Filing Dec 11
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated
Bedbug Filing Jan 21
Bedbug report filed

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