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642 Lorimer Street

122Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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122 recorded events, 2010–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 25 DOB job filings, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)642 LORIMER ST., LLC
BBL3027470008
BIN3068372

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2) · Graffiti (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Abandoned Bike (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,794,230 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)642 LORIMER ST LLC
Head officerFENG TANG
Managing agentSTEPHANIE TANG
Last registered2025-10-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,746,000 $785,700
2026$1,861,000 $837,450
2027$2,107,000 $948,150

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Johnny'sPeruvianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Jackson St — B48 · 50 ft
Citi BikeJackson St & Leonard St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

642 Lorimer Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,150,000 on 2022-01-18 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-18Deed $2,280,000 — from MERCATANTE, SPECIFIC DEVISEE, ANDREA; CATALANOTTI, SPECIFIC DEVISEE, JOANN; NAPOLITANO, SU to 642 LORIMER ST., LLC $2,280,000
2022-01-18AL&R $1,150,000 — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK $1,150,000
2022-01-18Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK $1,150,000
2022-01-07Sold for $2,280,000 $2,280,000 $380,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018003014
2019000011
2020002002
2021004004
20224144013
202319872137
202414140019
2025301015
2026205007
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 15Health & systems 5

Every one of the 122 recorded events, 2010–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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