1234 39th Street

1234 39th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has 23 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 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (23 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: Expired Sep 1, 2014, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 23 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-12-15. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT, issued 2009-12-17. HPD violation 8189901
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2011-08-26. HPD violation 9076131
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2011-08-26. HPD violation 9076134
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILE BY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2011-08-26. HPD violation 9076114
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2FL), issued 2009-12-15. HPD violation 8189900
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-01. HPD violation 18858111
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-06. HPD violation 17968587
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2024-04-03. HPD violation 16817149

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 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: GOLDBERGER, ALLEN. Head officer: MARIE T BALSAMELLO. Managing agent: BARBARA BALSAMELLO. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 22, 2013. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2014 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3052930018, HPD building ID 147958. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (D), 7 min walk
• Church Av (F, G), 9 min walk
• 9 Av (D), 10 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.