434 56th Street

434 56th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 29 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1898

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 29 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 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 (29 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No 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 Oct 1, 2002, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

29 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 8 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 29 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-04. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

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

• Class B: Fire escape defect, bedroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE IMPROPERLY COUNTER BALANCED LOWER WINDOW SASH AT THE FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st BEDROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3787331
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bedroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE WEST BEDROOM AND IN THE 1st BEDROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3787317
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE GATE TOBASEMENT STORY., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4669656
• Class B: Electrical defect (basement). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CELLAR CEILING THROUGHOUT., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4669659
• Class B: Garbage not removed (basement). , 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE WOOD AND CARDBOARD BOXES CELLAR FRONT., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4669660
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEYOPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TOBUILDING., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4669657
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4669658
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bedroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK CEILING IN THE 1st BEDROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3787345

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: SANDALIO RUIZ. Managing agent: FELICITA MADERA. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 3, 2001. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2002 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 3008390018, HPD building ID 158785. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 59 St (N, R), 3 min walk
• 53 St (R), 4 min walk
• 45 St (R), 11 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.