1543 West 1st Street

1543 West 1st Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (71/100).

Condo · Multi-family elevator · 59 units · Built 1932

A condominium: each apartment has its own owner, so the landlord is an individual unit owner, and the building's record mixes many owners. Condo units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 71/100)

• 3 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.
• 16 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• A condo: the landlord is the individual unit owner; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (13 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 16 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. 14 issued in the last 12 months. 244 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-03. Newest violation issued 2026-04-13.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 80 days from issue to close for the 24 violations closed 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: Electrical defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WIRE GLASS LITE, 3RD FROM NORTH AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-10-27. HPD violation 18316221
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A5), issued 2024-01-15. HPD violation 16590423
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF WOOD WEDGE PLACED AT FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY. HPD violation 19313888
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIRCONDITIONING UNIT PROTRUDING WINDOW SILL MORE THAN 4 INCHES AT FRONT COURT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORY, issued 2025-10-27. HPD violation 18316224
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 4 SQ FT AT EAST WALL AND 2 SQ FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT A5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16590424 ISSUED 12-JAN-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt A5), issued 2024-05-28. HPD violation 17009412
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT LAUNDRY ROOM AT CELLAR, issued 2024-05-21. HPD violation 16983301
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10SQ FT AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT A5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt A5), issued 2023-10-13. HPD violation 16305993
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. , 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING LOCATED AT APT F8, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT NORTH (apt F8), issued 2023-04-05. HPD violation 13751549

311 housing complaints

30 in the last 12 months, 44 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (16), Unsanitary Condition (6), Door/Window (5), Plumbing (2), Water Leak (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: 1543 WEST 1ST CONDOMINIUM. Head officer: MEHMET KALKAN. Managing agent: DSJ MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3066067501, HPD building ID 389836. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue P (F), 2 min walk
• Kings Hwy (F), 8 min walk
• Bay Pkwy (N), 8 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.