263 Brooklyn Avenue

263 Brooklyn Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 7 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 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 (7 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 20 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-10. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 73 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT), issued 2017-03-31. HPD violation 11711064
• Class B: Kitchen fixture defect, kitchen, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 4491718
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 4491720
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 4491717
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS KITCHEN ,3RD ROOM EAST AND IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 4491721
• Class B: Electrical defect, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER ELECTRICAL WALL OUTLET 3RD ROOM EAST AND IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 4491723
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATT MINIMUM REQUIRE FIXTURE PRESENT LIGHT NOT ON, issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 1185482

311 housing complaints

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

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation 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: 263 BROOKLYN LLC. Head officer: SHELDON R SAMPSON. Managing agent: 263 Brooklyn LLC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 10, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012570003, HPD building ID 214779. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingston Av (3), 3 min walk
• Nostrand Av (3), 6 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 7 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.