591 Midwood Street

591 Midwood Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 29 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1940

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 (29 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2019, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

29 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 8 class A, 7 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 33 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-04. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

3 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, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-12-26. HPD violation 13516245
• 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 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-12-26. HPD violation 13516240
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING 1ST STORY, BUILDING FRONT, , 1st STORY, issued 2018-04-23. HPD violation 12347854
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (stairs). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GUARD RAILS AT STAIRS BUILDING FRONT YARD, issued 2018-04-23. HPD violation 12347853
• Class C: No hot water (basement). PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES BASEMENT APT B., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 1747799
• Class C: Plumbing defect (basement). REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BASEMENT APT B ER1., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 1747801
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIRED 100 WATTS (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY, issued 2018-07-30. HPD violation 12499699
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SHARP AND JAGGED EDGE METAL AT SHOWER BATHROOM BASEMENT APT, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 1747792

311 housing complaints

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

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: DONALD N ROWL. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 6, 2018. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2019 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 3047990054, HPD building ID 337185. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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