223 East 43rd Street

223 East 43rd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 23 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (23 open, 2 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: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 15 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 34 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2012-08-20. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 91 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS. (apt 2R), issued 2025-10-10. HPD violation 18293851
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. : CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES. (apt 2R), issued 2025-10-10. HPD violation 18293850
• Class B: Roof defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2025-11-21. HPD violation 18405144
• Class B: Broken window or sash (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NON-FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL PLEXIGLASS INSTALLED ON 1ST DOOR TO ENTER THE BUILDING FROM THE STREET AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-11-21. HPD violation 18405146
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-10-30. HPD violation 16347550
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-12-16. HPD violation 13939803
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE DOOR LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-12-16. HPD violation 13939805
• 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 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED***, issued 2012-08-20. HPD violation 9543022

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 3 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: LAMARRE VILSAINT. Managing agent: LAMARRE VILSAINT. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 27, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3048970049, HPD building ID 263990. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (2, 5), 13 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 15 min walk
• Winthrop St (2, 5), 17 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.