20 Lexington Avenue

20 Lexington Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Industrial · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 13 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.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (13 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 Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-04-19. Newest violation issued 2024-06-21. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. 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: Mold, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... NORTH WALL APPROX 4 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16694056 ISSUED 09-FEB-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1), issued 2024-06-21. HPD violation 17070767
• Class B: Mold, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... SOUTH WALL APPROX 4 SQ FT AND EAST WALL APPROX 8 SQ FT IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2024-02-22. HPD violation 16694059
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2024-02-22. HPD violation 16694062
• Class B: Gas defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS STOVE AT BASEMENT, issued 2017-07-27. HPD violation 11889220
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS WASH BASIN, WATER CLOSET, KITCHEN SINK, TUB AT BASEMENT, issued 2017-07-27. HPD violation 11889217
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FL), issued 2010-06-22. HPD violation 8476937
• Class B: Pest infestation, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN TERMITES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FL), issued 2010-06-22. HPD violation 8476938
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the north wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REFIT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2024-02-22. HPD violation 16694083

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 6 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: TRUST UNDER ARTICLE THIRD OF THE LIBYA CLANCY TRUs. Head officer: CATHLEEn CLANCy. Managing agent: CATHLEEN - CLANCY. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 31, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 3019690027, HPD building ID 324970. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Classon Av (G), 4 min walk
• Clinton-Washington Avs (C), 6 min walk
• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 6 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.