1347 East 17th Street

1347 East 17th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 100 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and 69 of 71 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family elevator · 71 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 16 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.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• 69 of 71 units are rent-stabilized; 62 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (100 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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)

100 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 33 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 352 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1983-06-06. Newest violation issued 2023-11-03. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 2,068 days from issue to close for the 2 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: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 2J), issued 2023-10-16. HPD violation 16307067
• 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2J), issued 2023-08-02. HPD violation 16134395
• 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 ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2J), issued 2023-07-17. HPD violation 16103712
• Class C: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6J), issued 2023-07-17. HPD violation 16103743
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5J, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5J), issued 2020-10-13. HPD violation 13853296
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6J), issued 2019-05-22. HPD violation 13078920
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 6th 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 = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 4; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6J), issued 2019-05-22. HPD violation 13078930
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6M, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH'' (apt 6M), issued 2019-05-21. HPD violation 13079068

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 17 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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)

No open DOB violations. 5 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

69 of 71 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: 69 in 2024, 62 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 1347 E 17TH LLC. Head officer: HARRY FORHAND. Managing agent: MICHAEL STERNBUCH. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3067460096, HPD building ID 246649. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue M (Q), 2 min walk
• Avenue J (Q), 11 min walk
• Kings Hwy (B, Q), 12 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.