579 Jerome Street

579 Jerome Street in East New York, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 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 1999

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 11 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 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 (11 open), 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, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-01-23. Newest violation issued 2023-05-26. 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 B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 4 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15680441 ISSUED 25-JAN-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2), issued 2023-05-26. HPD violation 16011259
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-01-26. HPD violation 15680438
• Class B: Electrical defect, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT SOUTH AND WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-01-26. HPD violation 15680439
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-01-26. HPD violation 15680440
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-01-26. HPD violation 15680443
• Class B: Electrical defect, north wall, kitchen, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-01-26. HPD violation 15680442
• Class B: Electrical defect, 5th room from the east, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH,WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY (apt 1STFLO), issued 2023-01-23. HPD violation 15681689
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING LIGHT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY (apt 1STFLO), issued 2023-01-23. HPD violation 15681687

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: GERTRUDE OFFOHA. Managing agent: JESSE IGBOKWE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 20, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 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 3040780012, HPD building ID 903332. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (3), 1 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (3), 5 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (C), 10 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.