2579 West 16th Street

2579 West 16th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 2002

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 3 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (3 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (3 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), 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)

3 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 10 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2012-08-16. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 6 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM N/A TO CELLAR , DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2012-11-23. HPD violation 9647039
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2012-08-16. HPD violation 9539430
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2012-08-16. HPD violation 9539383

311 housing complaints

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

Bedbugs

The owner reported 3 infested units in the last 3 years, including re-infestations. 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 3 infested, 3 treated, 3 re-infested
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: 2579 MANAGEMENT INC.. Head officer: WENXING ZHANG. Managing agent: 2579 MANAGEMENT INC.. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3069190118, HPD building ID 890381. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bay 50 St (D), 6 min walk
• Coney Island-Stillwell Av (D, F, N, Q), 11 min walk
• Neptune Av (F), 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 2026-10-27.