1531 West 11th Street

1531 West 11th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 9 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 4 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. 6 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-05-06. Newest violation issued 2026-06-23.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 61 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 5; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1FL), issued 2019-05-06. HPD violation 13053431
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1FL), issued 2019-05-06. HPD violation 13053427
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1FL), issued 2019-05-06. HPD violation 13053428
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1FL), issued 2019-05-06. HPD violation 13053429
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-06-23. HPD violation 19015794
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. (B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS SIGN MISSING, issued 2026-06-23. HPD violation 19015793
• Class A: Gas defect. HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED, issued 2026-06-23. HPD violation 19015791
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD., issued 2026-06-23. HPD violation 19015792

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

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: 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: XIAO LIN. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 10, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 3065960079, HPD building ID 393270. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bay Pkwy (N), 4 min walk
• Kings Hwy (N), 9 min walk
• 20 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 2026-10-28.