78 Woodruff Avenue

78 Woodruff Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, 1 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 · 3 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 4 buildings' registrations; 3 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 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (6 open, 1 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-05. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 972 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect, radiator on the west wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE RADIATOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2019-01-25. HPD violation 12869464
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE , 1st STORY, issued 2018-11-23. HPD violation 12763875
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2018-11-23. HPD violation 12763859
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2018-11-23. HPD violation 12763864
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2018-11-23. HPD violation 12763868
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector (hallway). D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 2269856

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 4 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: 78 Woodruff Avenue LLC. Head officer: Roseann Thompson. Managing agent: Kevin Jolly. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 20, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050590015, HPD building ID 398054. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Parkside Av (Q), 3 min walk
• Church Av (B, Q), 4 min walk
• Prospect Park (B, Q, S), 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.