523 Hemlock Street

523 Hemlock Street in East New York, Brooklyn, has 5 open HPD violations, 2 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 1910

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 2 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 (5 open, 2 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: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 5 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-07-20. Newest violation issued 2010-12-09. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2010. 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, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2REAR, 2nd STORY (apt 2REAR), issued 2010-12-09. HPD violation 8725011
• Class C: Electrical defect, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURE AT THE CEILING IN THE FOYER , TO THE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2009-07-23. HPD violation 7971790
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2REAR, 1st STORY (apt 2REAR), issued 2010-12-09. HPD violation 8725019
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, foyer, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE , LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE CEILING FIXTURE, IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2009-07-23. HPD violation 7971773
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2009-07-20. HPD violation 7971801

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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: RAMLOCHAN SEETARAM. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3042170007, HPD building ID 309829. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Euclid Av (A, C), 4 min walk
• Grant Av (A), 4 min walk
• Crescent St (J, Z), 11 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.