526 Flatbush Avenue

526 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (51/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 51/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 116 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-05-22. Newest violation issued 2026-04-13.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 91 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR UNKEYED CEILING INSIDE CLOSET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4C), issued 2018-07-17. HPD violation 12475553
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2016-01-29. HPD violation 11090346
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, foyer, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B). HPD violation 19323657
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B). HPD violation 19318440
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, floor, 3rd 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 DOOR BINDING AT FLOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B). HPD violation 19318445
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B). HPD violation 19323744
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the north, east wall, foyer, 3rd 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) 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3B). HPD violation 19323656
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT BULKHEAD ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2018-07-17. HPD violation 12475538

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 20 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (4), Door/Window (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 2 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

16 of 16 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: 16 in 2024, 16 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 526 FLATBUSH REALTY LLC 1. Head officer: URIEL SARAOZ. Managing agent: 526 FLATBUSH REALTY. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 29, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050240063, HPD building ID 292807. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Prospect Park (B, Q, S), 1 min walk
• Parkside Av (Q), 8 min walk
• Sterling St (2, 5), 11 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.