831 53rd Street

831 53rd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 4 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1990

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 2 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.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (4 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

4 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 16 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-14. Newest violation issued 2022-02-22. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 3R), issued 2020-12-14. HPD violation 13935922
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING SIGN AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-12-14. HPD violation 13935934
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 3R), issued 2020-12-14. HPD violation 13935930
• Class B: Electrical defect, west wall. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRE AT THE WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-12-14. HPD violation 13935944

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: 831 53 STREET INC. Head officer: CHEN YANQING. Managing agent: JOHN CHEN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 20, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3056580066, HPD building ID 156778. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 8 Av (N), 9 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (N), 11 min walk
• 50 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 2026-10-27.