204 Avenue U

204 Avenue U in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 9 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 5 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-05. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

• Class C: Mold. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD NORTH WALL NORTH EAST ROOM 3RD STY NORTH APT 3FER 1 LOCATED AT APT 3FER (apt 3FER), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 1931140
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BLOCK WALL NORTH OF BOILER ROOM SOUTH., issued 2008-08-11. HPD violation 2040117
• Class B: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATER STAINED LINTELS KITCHEN 3RD STY NORTH APT 3F LOCATED AT APT 3F (apt 3F), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2040119
• Class B: Broken window or sash. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOWS INOPERABLE CENTER ROOM 3 STY NORTH APT 3F , SECTION '' '' (apt 3F), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 2040118
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CEILING WATER STAINED KITCHEN 3RD STY NORTH APT 3F LOCATED AT APT 3F (apt 3F), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 1931138
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL CENTER RM 3RD STY NORTH APT 3F LOCATED AT APT 3F (apt 3F), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 1931139
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-01. HPD violation 18860937
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (basement). SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WOOD PARTITION CREATING ROOM APPROXIMATELY 8 X10 CELLAR CENTER., issued 2008-08-11. HPD violation 2040116

311 housing complaints

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

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: 204 AVE U CORP C/O GIOVANNI TEMPERINO. Head officer: JOE TEMPERINO. Managing agent: 204 AVE U CORP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 7, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 3071210010, HPD building ID 195705. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue U (N), 3 min walk
• Avenue U (F), 3 min walk
• 86 St (N), 5 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.