345 Essex Street

345 Essex Street in East New York, Brooklyn, has 37 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 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 head officer on this registration is named on 86 buildings' registrations; 9 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, 3 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2018, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

37 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 1 class A, 8 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 44 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-02-25. Newest violation issued 2016-10-14. 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: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, basement. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMT, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt BSMT), issued 2016-10-14. HPD violation 11425391
• Class C: Electrical defect (hallway). , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2016-10-11. HPD violation 11425306
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RADIATOR FREE STANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2016-05-31. HPD violation 11252314
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, ceiling. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2016-05-31. HPD violation 11252329
• Class B: Gas defect, throughout the apartment, cellar. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS RANGES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT CELAPT (apt CELAPT), issued 2016-05-31. HPD violation 11251038
• Class B: Illegal occupancy or use, throughout the apartment, cellar. , 56, 193, 300, 302 M.D. LAW- ABOVE FRAME BUILDING HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO A MULTIPLE DWELLING AND IS NOW OCCUPIED AND MAINTAINED AS SUCH CONTRARY TO LAW.RESTORE PREMISES TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT CELAPT (apt CELAPT), issued 2016-05-31. HPD violation 11251043
• Class B: Plumbing defect, throughout the apartment, cellar. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS KITCHEN SINK,SHOWER STALL,WATER CLOSET WASH BASIN IN BATH ROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT CELAPT (apt CELAPT), issued 2016-05-31. HPD violation 11251040
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION ,WASTELINE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2015-12-11. HPD violation 11031114

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: NYC REO LLC. Head officer: ERICK GONZALEZ. Managing agent: ERICK GONZALEZ. This owner has 86 buildings on record, 9 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 9, 2017. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2018 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 3039880006, HPD building ID 289896. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Shepherd Av (C), 2 min walk
• Cleveland St (J), 7 min walk
• Norwood Av (J, Z), 8 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 2026-10-27.