870 Nostrand Avenue

870 Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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.

• Repairs: High (19 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-06-28. Newest violation issued 2021-05-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2021. 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: Leak or water damage, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY (apt 3FL), issued 2018-02-16. HPD violation 12242641
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3RDFL, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3RDFL), issued 2018-01-31. HPD violation 12217267
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2043.1 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 = 5; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2012-02-29. HPD violation 9345331
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG. , 1st STORY, issued 2012-01-09. HPD violation 9275635
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 7TH & 8TH THREAD FROM BOTTOM AT 1ST. STY. AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2012-01-06. HPD violation 9272266
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THREAD AT INTERMEDIATE LANDING BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD. STY AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2012-01-06. HPD violation 9272265
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE 15TH WOOD RISER FROM BOTTOM GOING UP AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, issued 2021-05-24. HPD violation 14353494
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2021-05-24. HPD violation 14353492

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 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: 870 NOSTRAND AVE CORP. Head officer: WILMA BUTLER. Managing agent: WILMA BUTLER. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 24, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012750050, HPD building ID 346998. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 1 min walk
• Nostrand Av (3), 2 min walk
• Sterling St (2, 5), 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 2026-10-28.