85 Hemlock Street

85 Hemlock Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, has 21 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (21 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

21 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 1 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-04-25. Newest violation issued 2014-07-08. 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: No hot water, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER AT FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2010-01-14. HPD violation 8232511
• Class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCREW JACKS INSTALLED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE GIRDER AT CENTER AT CELLAR, issued 2010-01-14. HPD violation 8232597
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE NOISING OF THE 9TH WOOD UP FROM BOTTOM AT THE STAIRCASE 1ST TO 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2010-01-14. HPD violation 8232587
• Class C: Mold, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APROX. 35 SQ FT. CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2010-01-14. HPD violation 8232537
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FLOOR), issued 2014-07-08. HPD violation 10298973
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FLOOR), issued 2014-07-08. HPD violation 10298971
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SINK AT BASE CABINET. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FLOOR), issued 2014-07-08. HPD violation 10298976
• Class B: Mold, south wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FLOOR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FLOOR), issued 2014-07-08. HPD violation 10298978

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: 85 HEMLOCK LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3041070009, HPD building ID 309946. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Cypress Hills (J), 3 min walk
• 75 St-Elderts Ln (J, Z), 7 min walk
• Crescent St (J, Z), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.