270 East 2nd Street

270 East 2nd Street in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 11 buildings' registrations; 11 graded D or F.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (25 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), 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)

25 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 51 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-03-16. Newest violation issued 2025-10-01.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 99 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2024-11-01. HPD violation 17387740
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd 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 HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2024-09-03. HPD violation 17227835
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st 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 , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2023-07-17. HPD violation 16098327
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 25 SQ.FT, SOUTH WALL APPROX 8 SQ.F , NORTH WALL APPROX 2 SQ.FT, WEST WALL APPROX 4 SQ.FT, AND EAST WALL APPROX 6 SQ.FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3F), issued 2023-03-20. HPD violation 15776124
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3F), issued 2023-03-16. HPD violation 15776127
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2024-11-01. HPD violation 17387736
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING HEAT RISER ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2024-11-01. HPD violation 17387737
• 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 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2F), issued 2024-11-01. HPD violation 17387739

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 23 in 5 years.

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: 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)

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 270-4 East 2nd Street LLC. Head officer: DEAn Horowitz. Managing agent: Joel Spitzer. This owner has 11 buildings on record, 11 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 10, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053340014, HPD building ID 236244. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (F, G), 1 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (F, G), 9 min walk
• Ditmas Av (F), 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 2026-10-27.