5505 Church Avenue

5505 Church Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 15 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).

• Repairs: High (15 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 7 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2020-11-19. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2020. 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. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2015-05-19. HPD violation 10711914
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2015-05-19. HPD violation 10711874
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2015-05-19. HPD violation 10711092
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN - BATHTUB BATHROOM 2ND STY. FRONT APT., issued 2008-07-03. HPD violation 4827079
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B-2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt B-2), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4720727
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B-2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt B-2), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4720695
• Class B: Broken window or sash, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE UPPER AND LOWER SASHES OF WINDOWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B-2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt B-2), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4720709
• Class B: Electrical defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE TO NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt B2), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 4720719

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

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. 2 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: MONICA BEMBRIDGE IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUS T. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3046810049, HPD building ID 220555. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 15 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 17 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 22 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.