3751 18th Avenue

3751 18th Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 288 open HPD violations, 54 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 46 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 54 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 28 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 (288 open, 54 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2022, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

288 open violations: 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 138 class B, 92 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 7 issued in the last 12 months. 434 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1993-05-11. Newest violation issued 2026-08-12.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 158 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

28 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, 4th 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 B22, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt B22), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19134152
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT BURROWS AT BUILDING FRONT AT EAST YARD, issued 2025-09-25. HPD violation 18248624
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RAT DROPPINGS AT BUILDING FRONT YARD, issued 2025-09-25. HPD violation 18248625
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th 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 B22, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt B22), issued 2025-08-21. HPD violation 18179589
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the east, south wall, bathroom, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 1st DOOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B22, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt B22), issued 2025-08-20. HPD violation 18179079
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, bathroom, 4th 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 DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B22, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt B22), issued 2025-08-20. HPD violation 18179078
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the east, south wall, 4th 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 CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR, 2nd CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL DOOR, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT B22, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt B22), issued 2025-08-20. HPD violation 18179081
• Class C: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW GLASS PANE AT LOWER SASH, FIRST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT B22, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt B22), issued 2025-08-20. HPD violation 18168181

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 68 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (1).

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)

3 open DOB violations, all 3 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 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: MICHAEL H HECHT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 20, 2021. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2022 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 3054180012, HPD building ID 142774. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Newkirk Plaza (B, Q), 6 min walk
• Ditmas Av (F), 10 min walk
• Avenue H (Q), 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.