1544 West 1st Street

1544 West 1st Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 39 open HPD violations, 4 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 · 12 units · Built 1927

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• Had 11 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (39 open, 4 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 (1 open DOB violation), 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)

39 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 14 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 71 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-10. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 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 LATCH SET AND DOOR FRAME AT APT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B2), issued 2025-03-31. HPD violation 17789818
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK MECHANISM AT DOOR AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2014-07-07. HPD violation 10298876
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING ASSEMBLY AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2013-07-29. HPD violation 9917687
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT BLDG VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2012-08-20. HPD violation 9542494
• Class B: Roaches, kitchen, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt A3), issued 2017-05-24. HPD violation 11793720
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt A3), issued 2017-05-24. HPD violation 11793726
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt B2), issued 2013-09-10. HPD violation 9966997
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C3, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt C3), issued 2012-09-17. HPD violation 9573965

311 housing complaints

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

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)

1 open DOB violation. 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: 1544 WEST 1ST STREET LLC. Head officer: ELIAS KASSAPIDIS. Managing agent: ELIAS KASSAPIDIS. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 26, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3066050029, HPD building ID 389837. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue P (F), 3 min walk
• Bay Pkwy (N), 8 min walk
• Avenue N (F), 9 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.