399 De Witt Avenue

399 De Witt Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, 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 2004

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 13 buildings' registrations; 13 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 (13 open, 3 class C), 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, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 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. 35 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-07-22. Newest violation issued 2025-06-16.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , SECTION ''399'', 1st FROM WEST AT NORTH, issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18015313
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR LEADING TO NORTH YARD AT CELLAR, issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18015324
• Class C: Broken window or sash (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS LITE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2024-07-22. HPD violation 17132839
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT B-ROOM 12, 2nd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 12), issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18024820
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT B-ROOM 13, 2nd STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13), issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18024822
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: REFIT DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , SECTION ''399'', 1st FROM WEST AT NORTH, issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18015317
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING LOCATED AT B-ROOM 5, 1st STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18024782
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT B-ROOM 6, 1st STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6), issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18024785

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 4 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: Dewitt 399 LLC. Head officer: Solomon Jacobowitz. Managing agent: Solomon Jacobowitz. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 13 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 27, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 3043170031, HPD building ID 858860. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (L), 5 min walk
• East 105 St (L), 9 min walk
• Pennsylvania Av (3), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.