525 Chester Street

525 Chester Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, 11 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)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 19 buildings' registrations; 3 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 (27 open, 11 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 Sep 1, 2021, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A, 5 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 32 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2019-02-15. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2019. 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: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER CEILING AT AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2019-02-15. HPD violation 12908189
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2019-02-15. HPD violation 12908204
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (exterior). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISITING OF A KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT METAL GATE AT FRONT YARD, issued 2019-02-15. HPD violation 12908177
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2019-02-14. HPD violation 12904781
• Class C: Leak or water damage (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2019-02-14. HPD violation 12907526
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER AT CEILING AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2019-02-14. HPD violation 12904812
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ON IRON GATE AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2019-02-08. HPD violation 12899623
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN & BATHROOM, 2ND STORY APT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 4837743

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 525 CHESTER ST LLC. Head officer: YOSSI YAACOV. Managing agent: 525 CHESTER ST LLC. This owner has 19 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 28, 2020. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2021 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 3036140123, HPD building ID 219556. 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.