1248 59th Street

1248 59th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has 32 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 106.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, about 11 per apartment. The grade is F for that alone.
• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Grade capped at F (32 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Oct 1, 2009, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

32 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 9 class A, 13 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 37 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-09-18. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2023-09-25. HPD violation 16254925
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2023-09-22. HPD violation 16242314
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2007-10-19. HPD violation 6979464
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) CEILING, WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2R), issued 2007-10-19. HPD violation 6979465
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREE STANDING RADIATOR AT LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2007-10-15. HPD violation 6971013
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT IRON DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2007-10-15. HPD violation 6971008
• Class C: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2006-09-18. HPD violation 6369057
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2023-09-22. HPD violation 16242316

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 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. 1 DOB violation 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: ZENG ZHAO MING ZENG. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 20, 2008. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2009 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 3057110026, HPD building ID 160779. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 55 St (D), 4 min walk
• 62 St (D), 5 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (N), 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.