1536 56th Street

1536 56th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 8 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), 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)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 19 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-25. Newest violation issued 2025-06-06.

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

• Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RAIN LEADER NOT CONNECTED TO SEWER LINE FRONT EAST WEST & REAR EAST., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058497
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERBOARD CLG CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058495
• Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF CLOTHING IN CELLAR., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058496
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WOOD PANELING INSTALLED WALLS VESTIBULE 1 STY PUB HALL., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058498
• Class A: Floor or stair defect. SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR FRAME MISSING., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058492
• Class A: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). SECTION 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058499
• Class A: Fire escape defect (exterior). SECTION 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER FIRE ESCAPE REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058493
• Class A: Fire escape defect. D26-12.03 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT FIRE ESCAPE REAR., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1058494

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: JUDY KAISER 2020 IRREVOCABLE TRUST. Head officer: JEFF KAISER. Managing agent: JEFF KAISER. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3054910021, HPD building ID 158577. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 62 St (D), 6 min walk
• New Utrecht Av (N), 7 min walk
• 55 St (D), 7 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.