1710 Caton Avenue

1710 Caton Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 28 open HPD violations, 8 of them class C, and 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (37/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1913

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 37/100)

• 8 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 14 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (28 open, 8 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 14 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

28 open violations: 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. 33 issued in the last 12 months. 274 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-06-03. Newest violation issued 2026-06-24.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 94 days from issue to close for the 34 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Fire escape defect, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE ROOM IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 44, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19010772
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the north wall, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 44, 2nd STORY (apt 44), issued 2026-05-19. HPD violation 18946196
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 44, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-05-19. HPD violation 18946165
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 44, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18853727
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 56, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 56), issued 2025-11-18. HPD violation 18377634
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 56, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 56), issued 2025-11-18. HPD violation 18377633
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st 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 38, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 38), issued 2022-06-06. HPD violation 15193868
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the north, east wall, bathroom, 1st 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 WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 38, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 38), issued 2022-06-03. HPD violation 15193147

311 housing complaints

23 in the last 12 months, 101 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (14), Paint/Plaster (3), Unsanitary Condition (3), Water Leak (2), Door/Window (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation 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

20 of 20 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: 20 in 2024, 20 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: PROSPECT PARK APARTMENTS LLC. Head officer: ALAN SHAMAH. Managing agent: SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP. This owner has 31 buildings on record, 31 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050780003, HPD building ID 218267. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (B, Q), 1 min walk
• Parkside Av (Q), 7 min walk
• Beverley Rd (Q), 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 2026-10-27.