70 Palmetto Street

70 Palmetto Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 9 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).

• Repairs: High (9 open, 2 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: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 8 issued in the last 12 months. 17 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-12-01. Newest violation issued 2025-12-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 82 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-12-07. HPD violation 8176650
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-12-01. HPD violation 8163130
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2018-11-23. HPD violation 12768836
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 1st floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES (GAS RANGE) IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2018-05-09. HPD violation 12369770
• 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 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2018-05-09. HPD violation 12369773
• Class B: Illegal occupancy or use. - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT ILLEGAL B-ROOM CREATED AT 2ND STY , 2nd STORY, issued 2015-09-25. HPD violation 10861666
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ..NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2018-09-27. HPD violation 12604923
• Class A: Electrical defect, outlet on the south wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER AT ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2018-09-27. HPD violation 12604925

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (3), Water Leak (2).

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: 70 PALMETTO LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033490017, HPD building ID 351138. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Gates Av (J, Z), 4 min walk
• Halsey St (J), 7 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 11 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.