153 Grant Avenue

153 Grant Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, has 5 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

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

• Repairs: High (5 open, 1 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)

5 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 5 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2008-10-30. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. 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, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2008-10-30. HPD violation 7542949
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. SECTION 9, 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY, issued 2008-08-11. HPD violation 5026931
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-08-11. HPD violation 5026932
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue, cellar. SECTION 9, 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY LOCATED AT CELLAR BASE. (apt BASE.), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3715276
• Class B: Plumbing defect. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS .. LOCATED AT APT BASE. (apt BASE.), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3715283

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: WILLIAMS, ROBERT. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3041230007, HPD building ID 303043. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 75 St-Elderts Ln (J, Z), 6 min walk
• Cypress Hills (J), 6 min walk
• Crescent St (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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.