5221 Flatlands Avenue

5221 Flatlands Avenue in Flatlands, Brooklyn, has 28 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 24 units · Built 2006

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (28 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2021, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

28 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 12 class A, 5 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 13 issued in the last 12 months. 39 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-11-29. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 30 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2H), issued 2026-02-12. HPD violation 18635607
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1H), issued 2025-12-17. HPD violation 18511727
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st 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 = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1H), issued 2024-08-21. HPD violation 17207555
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2H), issued 2026-02-12. HPD violation 18635606
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2H), issued 2026-02-12. HPD violation 18635609
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the east wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2H), issued 2026-02-12. HPD violation 18635610
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2H), issued 2026-02-12. HPD violation 18635611
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2H), issued 2026-02-12. HPD violation 18635608

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4).

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

Owner and management

Owner: LIN FLATS REALTY LLC. Head officer: ISAAC GINDI. Managing agent: ISAAC GINDI. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 20, 2021. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2021 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 3078000039, HPD building ID 892179. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 24 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 29 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.