523 Chester Street

523 Chester Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 47 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, 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 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 4 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• 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 (47 open, 3 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: Expired Nov 1, 2020, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

47 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 4 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. 61 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-02-13. Newest violation issued 2023-04-03. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. 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: Lead paint hazard, 2nd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-12-05. HPD violation 15598900
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (exterior). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISITING O0F A DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCKSET INSTALLED AT METAL GATE AT FRONT YARD, issued 2019-12-16. HPD violation 13502271
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2FL), issued 2019-12-16. HPD violation 13502160
• Class B: Mold, east wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX.2 SQ FT AT THE EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15593409 ISSUED 30-NOV-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2023-04-03. HPD violation 15903584
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX. 8 SQ FT AT THE EAST WALL, CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15593402 ISSUED 30-NOV-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2023-04-03. HPD violation 15903583
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-12-02. HPD violation 15587552
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-12-02. HPD violation 15587555
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2022-12-02. HPD violation 15587556

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 4 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: JOSE GARCIA. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 6, 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 3036140024, HPD building ID 219554. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Rockaway Av (3), 5 min walk
• Saratoga Av (3), 9 min walk
• Junius St (3), 9 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.