198 Brown Place

198 Brown Place in Mott Haven, Bronx, has 10 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 22 units · Built 1900

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 52 buildings' registrations; 31 graded D or F.
• 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.

Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (10 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 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)

10 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 110 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-12-04. Newest violation issued 2025-08-11.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 878 days from issue to close for the 5 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2024-09-16. HPD violation 17267941
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2024-09-16. HPD violation 17267942
• 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 1C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2023-06-30. HPD violation 16068200
• 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 1C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2023-06-30. HPD violation 16068201
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, 3rd room from the east, 3rd 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2018-12-04. HPD violation 12787774
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY (apt 1C), issued 2023-09-25. HPD violation 16254996
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2023-09-25. HPD violation 16245409
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH, EAST WALL AND CEILINGS IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2023-07-03. HPD violation 16068209

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 35 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (1).

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. 5 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: BROOKHAVEN APARTMENTS OWNER LLC. Head officer: RICK GROPPER. Managing agent: DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC. This owner has 52 buildings on record, 31 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2022640005, HPD building ID 52794. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Brook Av (6), 2 min walk
• Cypress Av (6), 7 min walk
• 3 Av-138 St (6), 8 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.