1238 50th Street

1238 50th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 1 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 · 3 units · Built 1940

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 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 (11 open, 1 class C), 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)

11 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 5 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 64 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-02-14. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FL1), issued 2019-03-11. HPD violation 12948610
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt FL1), issued 2019-03-22. HPD violation 12953034
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ... EAST WALL, CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFL), issued 2019-02-26. HPD violation 12921746
• Class B: Electrical defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER, WEST WALL, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFL), issued 2019-02-25. HPD violation 12921753
• Class B: Electrical defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER, NORTH WALL, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFL), issued 2019-02-25. HPD violation 12921752
• Class B: Electrical defect, south wall, bathroom, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER, AT SOUTH WALL, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1STFL), issued 2019-02-25. HPD violation 12921749
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-01. HPD violation 18858929
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-06. HPD violation 17969319

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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: ABRAHAM LAKER. Managing agent: JACOB LAX. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 10, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3056480023, HPD building ID 154008. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 50 St (D), 2 min walk
• 55 St (D), 5 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (D), 8 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.