555 East 5th Street

555 East 5th Street in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 33 open HPD violations, 20 of them class C, and 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (32/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1922

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 32/100)

• 20 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 31 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 (33 open, 20 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 31 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), 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)

33 open violations: 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. 64 issued in the last 12 months. 441 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-02-16. Newest violation issued 2026-09-29.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 89 days from issue to close for the 120 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LEAKY SHUT-OFF BULB AT RADIATOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT B5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B5), issued 2025-11-28. HPD violation 18468401
• 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 B5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B5), issued 2025-11-28. HPD violation 18468400
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C3), issued 2025-11-24. HPD violation 18393701
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt C3), issued 2025-11-24. HPD violation 18393702
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd 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 B2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt B2), issued 2025-09-25. HPD violation 18253442
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C5, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt C5), issued 2024-05-06. HPD violation 16950196
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C5, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt C5), issued 2023-09-13. HPD violation 16214702
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROVIDE HEAVY DUTY LOCKSET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2019-12-20. HPD violation 13497903

311 housing complaints

42 in the last 12 months, 151 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (31), Unsanitary Condition (4), Door/Window (2), Paint/Plaster (2), Plumbing (2).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 8 infested, 8 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 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: RDJ HOUSING LLC. Head officer: CECIL LOWE. Managing agent: WATERSTONE GROUP LLC. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053740057, HPD building ID 238983. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ditmas Av (F), 5 min walk
• Church Av (F, G), 9 min walk
• Cortelyou Rd (Q), 11 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.