1709 East 4th Street

1709 East 4th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 34 of 34 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 34 units · Built 1927

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 9 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 34 of 34 units are rent-stabilized; 31 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (11 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 9 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), 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)

11 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 47 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-06-19. Newest violation issued 2026-08-26.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 77 days from issue to close for the 11 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (exterior). MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT OF VERTICAL AND HORIZANTAL CRACKS AT PARAPET WEST EXTERIOR WALL RUNNING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ABOVE WINDOW LINTILS, issued 2026-08-26. HPD violation 19141630
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXTREMELY HOT WATER CAUSING POTENTIAL SCALDING CONDITION (146 F) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt C9), issued 2024-06-19. HPD violation 12044988
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY, issued 2026-06-18. HPD violation 19013109
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY, issued 2026-06-18. HPD violation 19013108
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF CHAIR AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BALCONY AT 1ST STACK FROM NORTH AT WEST AT FIRE ESCAPE, 4th STORY, issued 2026-06-18. HPD violation 19013113
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH MARBLE TREAD FROM BOTTOM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, SECTION ''SOUTH'', issued 2025-12-12. HPD violation 18495080
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT MAIL BOX FOR APT; B-8 AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-06-19. HPD violation 10638363
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES , FLOWER POTS ON 2ND STORY BALCONY OF 1ST STACK AT EAST AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2024-06-19. HPD violation 11282330

311 housing complaints

11 in the last 12 months, 31 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (9), Water Leak (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 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)

2 open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

34 of 34 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: 34 in 2024, 31 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 1709 EAST 4 STREET REALTY CORP. Head officer: KOSTAS SMYRNIOUDIS. Managing agent: MANAS PROPERTY GROUP CORP.. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3066360071, HPD building ID 237701. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue P (F), 4 min walk
• Kings Hwy (F), 8 min walk
• Avenue N (F), 10 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.