556 Albany Avenue

556 Albany Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 118 open HPD violations, 22 of them class C, and 5 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 22 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 5 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (118 open, 22 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

118 open violations: 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 83 class B, 13 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 146 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-12-29. Newest violation issued 2025-07-02.

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

2 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: Broken window or sash (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, issued 2025-07-02. HPD violation 18069930
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT BULKHEAD DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2025-05-15. HPD violation 17895275
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-04-21. HPD violation 15942691
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-04-21. HPD violation 15942690
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-04-21. HPD violation 15932318
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-04-21. HPD violation 15932317
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the north, east wall, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-04-21. HPD violation 15942689
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2022-12-01. HPD violation 15591518

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 41 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

5 of 6 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 5 in 2024, 5 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CAMELLA JOSEPH. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047990040, HPD building ID 183708. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sterling St (2, 5), 11 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 12 min walk
• Winthrop St (2, 5), 12 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.