1538 73rd Street

1538 73rd Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 8 of 9 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (48/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 9 units · Built 1927

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 48/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 8 of 9 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 43 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2013-11-08. Newest violation issued 2025-01-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 724 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT BUILDING VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2024-01-18. HPD violation 16594615
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE ASSEMBLY AT VESTIBULE DOOR, AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16459456
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2023-11-27. HPD violation 16438992
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR FRAME AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-11-27. HPD violation 16438993
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2013-11-08. HPD violation 10028504
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE, AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16459457
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 8), issued 2017-03-17. HPD violation 11692842
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 8), issued 2017-03-17. HPD violation 11692837

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 18 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 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

8 of 9 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 8 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: VEDO REALTY CORP. Head officer: JOSEPH BENTIVEDO. Managing agent: VEDO REALTY CORP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 2, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3062020022, HPD building ID 169827. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 71 St (D), 3 min walk
• 79 St (D), 6 min walk
• New Utrecht Av (N), 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.