519 Lake Street

519 Lake Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1960

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 7 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.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (14 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-12-05. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 7 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BASEMENT, issued 2009-01-21. HPD violation 7677721
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2009-01-12. HPD violation 7663376
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED AT BASEMENT, issued 2009-01-08. HPD violation 7652410
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK TO THE BASEMENT AT THE BUILDING FRONT, issued 2009-01-06. HPD violation 7648957
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1 STORY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2009-01-06. HPD violation 7648959
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2008-12-05. HPD violation 7604682
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ON WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2008-12-05. HPD violation 7604681
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2009-01-09. HPD violation 7652404

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: CHAO XIA FENG. Managing agent: CHAO XIA FENG. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 30, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3071700050, HPD building ID 322872. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue X (F), 2 min walk
• 86 St (N), 4 min walk
• Avenue U (F), 7 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.