938 East 5th Street

938 East 5th Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 26 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: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 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.
• 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: High (26 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 (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 Sep 30, 1997, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

26 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-06. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

• 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 1 STY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313132
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313133
• Class B: No heat / heating defect. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR FRONT SOUTH ROOM AT RADIATORS 2 STY FRONT EAST APT 2F , SECTION '' '' (apt 2F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313137
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING 2 STY EAST APT 2F , SECTION '' '' (apt 2F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313131
• Class B: Roaches. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THRU OUT 2 STY FRONT EAST APT 2F , SECTION '' '' (apt 2F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313136
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 2 STY APT 2 FRONT LOCATED AT APT 2 (apt 2), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313134
• Class B: Broken window or sash. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOWS THRU OUT 2 STY FRONT EAST APT 2F , SECTION '' '' (apt 2F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313135
• Class B: No heat / heating defect. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION RADIATOR PIPES FRONT SOUTH AND NORTH ROOMS 2 STY FRONT EAST APT 2F , SECTION '' '' (apt 2F), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 1313138

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: MORDECHAI & SHANIE HOROWITZ. Head officer: MORDECHAI HOROWITZ. Managing agent: MORDECHAI HOROWITZ. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 27, 1996. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 1997 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 3065010034, HPD building ID 239081. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 18 Av (F), 4 min walk
• Avenue I (F), 6 min walk
• Bay Pkwy (F), 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 2026-10-28.