405 Rockaway Avenue

405 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 22 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (22 open, 4 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)

22 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 0 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-06-06. Newest violation issued 2016-11-30. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2016. 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: No heat / heating defect, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VALVE AT RADIATOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2016-11-30. HPD violation 11538126
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VALVE AT RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2016-11-30. HPD violation 11538124
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 3rd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES COOKING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2016-08-08. HPD violation 11322545
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2013-01-28. HPD violation 9716149
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2016-08-08. HPD violation 11322535
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2016-08-08. HPD violation 11322537
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2016-07-26. HPD violation 11322556
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2016-07-26. HPD violation 11322559

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: CRUZ, MELISSA. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3034890163, HPD building ID 362629. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sutter Av (L), 9 min walk
• Atlantic Av (L), 11 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 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.