965 51st Street

965 51st Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

25 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 13 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 29 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-19. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, basement. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt BSMT), issued 2019-11-25. HPD violation 13467247
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, basement. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt BSMT), issued 2019-11-25. HPD violation 13467222
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the north, east wall, kitchen, basement. - 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 NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BSMT, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt BSMT), issued 2019-11-25. HPD violation 13468285
• Class B: Broken window or sash (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS WINDOWS CELLAR NORTH YARD., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1051169
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE BOILER ROOM CELLAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1051172
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM CELLAR REAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1051167
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CLG BOILER ROOM CELLAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1051171
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FLAP DOOR TO CELLAR REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1051174

311 housing complaints

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

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)

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: THE LJ SCHWARTZ LEGACY TRUST. Head officer: JACOB SCHWARTZ. Managing agent: LOUIS SCHWARTZ. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 24, 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 3056450053, HPD building ID 155322. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 50 St (D), 6 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (D), 7 min walk
• 55 St (D), 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.