945 East 26th Street

945 East 26th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 85 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and 26 of 27 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (37/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 27 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 37/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 7 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 26 of 27 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (85 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 7 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)

85 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 40 class A. 22 issued in the last 12 months. 366 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-12-13. Newest violation issued 2026-10-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 588 days from issue to close for the 63 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19330641
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd 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 = 4, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 2 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19322396
• 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 B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19322397
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED MARBLE TREAD AT STAIR ,TO SPLIT LEVEL, 4TH FROM BOTTOM , WEST WALL, BUILDING 'S LOBBY, AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY. HPD violation 19322409
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, foyer, 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 THE HINGES AT, DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE , SOUTH WALL , IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19322390
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE , SOUTH WALL , IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19322395
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19322362
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1). HPD violation 19330642

311 housing complaints

26 in the last 12 months, 102 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (7), Plumbing (6), Unsanitary Condition (4), Water Leak (4), Paint/Plaster (3).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

26 of 27 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: 26 in 2024, 26 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CLS REALTY LLC. Head officer: ELIEZER SPIRA. Managing agent: ADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT. This owner has 6 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 21, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3075900023, HPD building ID 253259. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 8 min walk
• Avenue J (Q), 11 min walk
• Avenue H (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 2026-10-27.