229 Decatur Street

229 Decatur Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 8 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 1897

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 8 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 (8 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Nov 1, 2020, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 9 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-09-06. Newest violation issued 2011-09-07. 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 B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE AT CEILING AT REAR SECTION OF CELLAR AT CELLAR, issued 2011-09-07. HPD violation 9090284
• Class B: Electrical defect, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICITY AT OUTLETS NOR AT OVERHEAD LIGHTING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090277
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090281
• Class B: Pest infestation, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN WATERBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090291
• 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 ONE OR MORE LIGHTS WITH AN AGGREGATE OF NOT LESS THAN 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT, issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090299
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090293
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090295
• Class A: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2011-09-06. HPD violation 9090289

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: WENDY A TEMPRO VAN AMSON. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 9, 2019. HPD registration expired Nov 1, 2020 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 3016750077, HPD building ID 231855. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Utica Av (A, C), 5 min walk
• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 7 min walk
• Ralph Av (C), 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.