607 East 53rd Street

607 East 53rd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 154 open HPD violations, 36 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1945

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 36 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 17 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (154 open, 36 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

154 open violations: 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 45 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 202 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-07-13. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

17 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th room from the east, basement. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BASEME), issued 2025-05-02. HPD violation 17861652
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 4th room from the east, basement. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BASEME), issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17765758
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, basement. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGE ON DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BASEME), issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17765759
• Class C: Plumbing defect, kitchen, basement. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTLINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BASEME), issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17765756
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BASEME, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt BASEME), issued 2025-03-12. HPD violation 17749281
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2FL), issued 2024-10-24. HPD violation 17359071
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BASEME, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt BASEME), issued 2024-10-09. HPD violation 17334139
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, basement. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT LOWERL, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt LOWERL), issued 2024-09-17. HPD violation 17276230

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 43 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: EMMA S WALKER. Head officer: EMMA SHAW. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 24, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047640040, HPD building ID 269545. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 24 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 24 min walk
• Saratoga Av (3), 25 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.