280 Parkside Avenue

280 Parkside Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 18 open HPD violations, and 36 of 36 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 36 units · Built 1924

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 18 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 10 buildings' registrations; 8 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 36 of 36 units are rent-stabilized; 35 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (18 open), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), 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)

18 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 3 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 319 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-08-05. Newest violation issued 2026-01-08.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 85 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st closet from the west, north wall, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT D3W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D3W), issued 2025-02-10. HPD violation 17681673
• Class B: Fire escape defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B2W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt B2W), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 4679180
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS AT ALL STORIES, ALL BALCONIES, EAST STACK AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 11685595
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT C4E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt C4E), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 9047196
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT B1W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt B1W), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 10740001
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT B1W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , 1st SECTION FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1W), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 10804976
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 11648231
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 12560752

311 housing complaints

9 in the last 12 months, 33 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (5), Plumbing (2), Paint/Plaster (1), Water Leak (1).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

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

36 of 36 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: 36 in 2024, 35 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: PARKBUSH REALTIES LLC. Head officer: AGNES FARKAS. Managing agent: VICTOR KAHAN. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 8 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050550024, HPD building ID 352213. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Parkside Av (Q), 3 min walk
• Church Av (B, Q), 8 min walk
• Winthrop St (2, 5), 9 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.