1532 38th Street

1532 38th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has 32 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 (32 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 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)

32 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 9 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 65 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-01-21. Newest violation issued 2024-07-18. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 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 ON DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE, issued 2024-07-18. HPD violation 17125655
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-13. HPD violation 13641728
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-13. HPD violation 13641730
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 5th room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW TO SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-13. HPD violation 13641733
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, kitchen, 2nd 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 SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-12. HPD violation 13646224
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer, 2nd 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) EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-12. HPD violation 13646223
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 7; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-12. HPD violation 13641735
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd window frame from the east, south wall, 5th room from the north, 2nd 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) 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-03-12. HPD violation 13646220

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 9 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (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: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: SHOLEM M KESTENBAUM. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 7, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053660017, HPD building ID 147808. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ditmas Av (F), 4 min walk
• Church Av (F, G), 9 min walk
• 18 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 2026-10-28.