78 4th Avenue

78 4th Avenue in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has 38 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 5 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (38 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2017, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

38 open violations: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 8 class A, 8 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 38 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-02-03. Newest violation issued 2011-10-31. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2011. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roof defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT INSTALLED AT SCUTTLE COVER TO ROOF WITH CAPABILITY TO BE PADLOCKED, AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2009-01-20. HPD violation 7675600
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 3RD STORY APT-- KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638823
• Class C: No hot water. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 3RD STORY APT 3 (ER1)., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638800
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE CELLAR CEILING-- REAR SOUTH-- FROM MAIN LINE TO BOILER ROOM, issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638804
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STORY APT (ER1), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638809
• Class C: Lighting defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STORY APT (ER1), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638810
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM APT #2 (ER1)., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638799
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES BATHROOM AND KITCHEN 2ND STORY APT 1, issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 4638825

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

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.

Owner and management

Owner: 78 4TH AVE LLC. Head officer: DAVID GREENBERG. Managing agent: DAVID GREENBERG REAL ESTATE, LLC. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 9, 2016. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2017 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 3003890039, HPD building ID 129598. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (D, N, R), 2 min walk
• Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2, 3, 4, 5), 4 min walk
• Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (B, Q), 5 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.