1488 East 17th Street

1488 East 17th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 34 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 113.3 open HPD violations per 10 units, about 11 per apartment. The grade is F for that alone.
• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Grade capped at F (34 open, 6 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 (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Nov 1, 2020, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

34 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 8 class A, 6 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 41 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2003-06-11. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS. EAST CLOSET WALL 1 IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2003-06-11. HPD violation 4597960
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE ON WOOD TRIM, DOORS, OR WINDOWS - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS, WHICH INCLUDE A SURFACE DUST TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTE. NORTH WINDOW FRAME, SOUTH WINDOW FRAME IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2003-06-11. HPD violation 4598216
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS. NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2003-06-11. HPD violation 4598133
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE ON WOOD TRIM, DOORS, OR WINDOWS - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS, WHICH INCLUDE A SURFACE DUST TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTE. TOP DOOR MOLDING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2003-06-11. HPD violation 4598057
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE ON WOOD TRIM, DOORS, OR WINDOWS - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS, WHICH INCLUDE A SURFACE DUST TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTE. EAST DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2003-06-11. HPD violation 4598183
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE ON WOOD TRIM, DOORS, OR WINDOWS - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS, WHICH INCLUDE A SURFACE DUST TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTE. EAST WINDOW FRAME, WEST WINDOW FRAME IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2003-06-11. HPD violation 4598204
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue, bathroom. SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING 1 ROOM & BATHROOM CELLAR CENTER & REAR., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 1328252
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG AT NORTH., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 1328257

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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)

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: JOSEPH A LANNI. Head officer: JOSEPH A LANNI. Managing agent: JOSEPH A LANNI. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 3, 2020. HPD registration expired Nov 1, 2020 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3067540041, HPD building ID 246731. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue M (Q), 6 min walk
• Kings Hwy (B, Q), 7 min walk
• Avenue J (Q), 16 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.