209 Essex Street

209 Essex Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, has 37 open HPD violations, 17 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 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 17 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 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 (37 open, 17 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

37 open violations: 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 165 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-06-06. Newest violation issued 2014-07-23. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. 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: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY (apt 2B), issued 2014-07-23. HPD violation 10317243
• Class C: Lighting defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES IN THE BATHROOM AND IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY (apt 2D), issued 2014-01-14. HPD violation 10095259
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES IN THE BATHROOM AND IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY (apt 2D), issued 2014-01-14. HPD violation 10095256
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY (apt 2D), issued 2014-01-14. HPD violation 10095245
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES , IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2013-09-09. HPD violation 9964384
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY (apt 2B), issued 2013-07-22. HPD violation 9907667
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES COOKING RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY (apt 2B), issued 2013-05-20. HPD violation 9840692
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY (apt 2B), issued 2013-03-26. HPD violation 9780007

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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: CHINEDU AGU. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3039570003, HPD building ID 289842. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Cleveland St (J), 3 min walk
• Norwood Av (J, Z), 4 min walk
• Shepherd Av (C), 7 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.