1321 Avenue J

1321 Avenue J in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (54/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 6 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 54/100)

• 8 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 37 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-12-15. Newest violation issued 2026-09-08.

HPD recorded no violation closed here 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 B: Fire escape defect. FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS LADDER AT WEST AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19191468
• Class B: Bedbugs, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2010-04-07. HPD violation 8362844
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2010-04-07. HPD violation 8362845
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2010-04-07. HPD violation 8362846
• Class A: Fire escape defect. , 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A STOP AT TOP OF GUIDE RODS SO AS TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF DROPLADDER AT EAST AT FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2012-02-21. HPD violation 9329973
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2010-04-07. HPD violation 8363283
• Class A: No heat / heating defect, 1st radiator from the north, east wall, 5th room from the north, 2nd floor. PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION .. 1st RADIATOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2010-04-07. HPD violation 8362842
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH, THE PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH, THE BATHROOM , THE KITCHEN , THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST, THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2008-12-15. HPD violation 7620115

311 housing complaints

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

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 12 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

6 of 6 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: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: DP KIDS LLC. Head officer: paul sajovits. Managing agent: paul sajovits. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3067060043, HPD building ID 188853. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue J (Q), 2 min walk
• Avenue H (Q), 6 min walk
• Avenue M (Q), 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.