1038 53rd Street

1038 53rd Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, 5 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 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 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 (17 open, 5 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 9 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-25. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-02-20. HPD violation 13608741
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-02-20. HPD violation 13608740
• 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 ON WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-02-20. HPD violation 13608797
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2020-02-20. HPD violation 13608739
• 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 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1053307
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1053305
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 50 WATT BULB FRONT ENTRANCE TO BLDG., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1053306
• Class B: Lighting defect (exterior). D26-19.07 ADM CODE INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 40 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE THE WEST & REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1053304

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: HELENA RUBINSTEIN. Managing agent: RUBINSTEIN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 6, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3056670012, HPD building ID 156073. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 50 St (D), 6 min walk
• 55 St (D), 8 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (N), 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.