561 Lorimer Street

561 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 17 buildings on record; 7 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (12 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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: High (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Nov 1, 2020, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A, 6 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-01-21. Newest violation issued 2020-03-02. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2020. 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: Fire escape defect. ADMIN. CODE: FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING DROP LADDER AT BUILDING REAR STACK, issued 2020-01-22. HPD violation 13558779
• Class C: Fire escape defect. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION ' FRAME STRUCTURE ERECTED AT BUILDING REAR OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPE' ,, issued 2020-01-22. HPD violation 13558802
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2020-01-21. HPD violation 13558248
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2020-01-21. HPD violation 13558252
• Class B: Broken window or sash. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SHEET METAL CAPEING AT 3RD WINDOW AT BUILDING FORNT AT WEST , 2nd STORY, issued 2020-03-02. HPD violation 13625575
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect, foyer, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOMUNICATION SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2020-01-22. HPD violation 13558245
• Class I: Owner did not register the building with HPD. OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.. HPD violation 17519658
• Class I: Owner did not register the building with HPD. OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.. HPD violation 14291455

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

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)

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: CHARLES PAPACONSTANTINOU. This owner has 17 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 28, 2020. 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 3027610034, HPD building ID 328868. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Lorimer St (L), 1 min walk
• Metropolitan Av (G), 2 min walk
• Graham Av (L), 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.