1766 Flatbush Avenue

1766 Flatbush Avenue in Flatlands, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 2005

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (11 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), 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)

11 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 9 class A. 6 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-01-25. Newest violation issued 2026-07-23.

7 closed in the last 90 days. Median 854 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• 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 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-07-23. HPD violation 19090973
• 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 MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2021-01-25. HPD violation 13999515
• Class A: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASH BASIN BASE CABINET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-07-23. HPD violation 19090974
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING, NORTH, WEST, EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-07-23. HPD violation 19090971
• Class A: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: REFIT SASH AT CASING WINDOW, 2ND FROM NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-07-23. HPD violation 19090972
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2021-01-25. HPD violation 13999517
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING., issued 2021-01-25. HPD violation 13999519
• Class A: Gas defect. HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED, issued 2021-01-25. HPD violation 13999511

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1), Water Leak (1).

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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CHERYL THOMAS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3076170038, HPD building ID 886849. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 10 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 20 min walk
• Avenue J (Q), 20 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.