498 Halsey Street

498 Halsey Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1885

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 4 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 (11 open, 3 class C), 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: High (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-09-26. Newest violation issued 2025-05-23.

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

• Class C: Lighting defect. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO COLD WATER, issued 2024-10-01. HPD violation 17303735
• Class C: No hot water. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO HOT WATER, issued 2024-10-01. HPD violation 17303736
• Class C: Floor or stair defect. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MISSING METAL HANDRAIL AND BALUSTERS AT BALUSTRADES AT STOOP, issued 2024-09-26. HPD violation 17299256
• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AT REAR YARD, issued 2025-05-23. HPD violation 17901444
• Class B: Floor or stair defect. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 2ND HANDRAIL FROM EAST AT SOUTH AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2023-09-26. HPD violation 16255550
• Class B: Required notice or sign missing. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROKEN NEWEL POST 2ND FROM EAST AT SOUTH AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2023-09-26. HPD violation 16255551
• Class B: Garbage not removed. , 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2023-09-26. HPD violation 16255555
• Class A: Garbage not removed. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL., issued 2025-05-23. HPD violation 17901443

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 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)

2 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: DAVIS FAMILY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS INC.. Head officer: EARL R DAVIS. Managing agent: EARL R DAVIS. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration May 18, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2024 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 3016650019, HPD building ID 305992. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Utica Av (A, C), 7 min walk
• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 8 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 15 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.