664 Watkins Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

664 Watkins Street is a two-story, four-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1930, currently owned by Carlene Chambers and located in the Brownsville neighborhood. The property has recently experienced a cluster of maintenance issues, with multiple Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complaints filed on November 8, 2023, including problems with electrical wiring, doors and windows, walls and ceilings requiring paint/plaster work, heat and hot water systems, water leaks, and appliance issues. Many of these complaints resulted in violations being issued, though one heat/hot water complaint could not be investigated due to lack of access.

A subsequent inspection in April 2024 revealed outstanding violations related to bedbug reporting requirements. The building has a documented history of maintenance challenges, including similar heat/hot water access issues in December 2019 and pest problems in January 2020. More recently, the property has undergone various repairs and inspections, with a significant focus on Unit 1R following a November 2023 inspection that documented multiple violations including water leak issues, broken cabinets, and defective smoke/carbon monoxide detectors.

The building's maintenance record shows some improvements, with several violations being certified as corrected in early 2024, including repairs to the kitchen water leak, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and various structural issues. The most recent bedbug reporting period from November 2022 to October 2023 shows no infestation cases, and a rodent inspection in August 2015 resulted in a passing score. A permit for unspecified work was issued in August 2021, though details of the completed work are not provided in the records.