544 Schenectady Avenue

544 Schenectady Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 21 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

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

• Repairs: High (21 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

21 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 10 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2011-03-03. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2011. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK 0N THE SECURITY GATE AT THE APARTMENT ENTRANCE. LOCATED AT APT BSMT (apt BSMT), issued 2007-11-14. HPD violation 7014101
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING - DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK, AT APARTMENT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT BSMT (apt BSMT), issued 2007-11-14. HPD violation 7014102
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT METAL DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3952596
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. , 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY, issued 2011-03-03. HPD violation 8769761
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, basement. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). -MISSING- LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEM (apt BASEM), issued 2011-03-03. HPD violation 8758988
• Class B: Broken window or sash, basement. ,2007 ADMON. CODE: FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW. .. LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEM (apt BASEM), issued 2011-03-03. HPD violation 8758983
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the north. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT BASEM (apt BASEM), issued 2011-03-03. HPD violation 8758995
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AT CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT BSMT (apt BSMT), issued 2007-11-15. HPD violation 7014099

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: BROOKS, SHEMINA. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3048260007, HPD building ID 367951. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Crown Hts-Utica Av (3, 4), 12 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 14 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 15 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.