440 East 53rd Street

440 East 53rd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1940

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 (10 open, 4 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 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. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-12-06. Newest violation issued 2025-04-21.

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

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT STORM DOOR LEADING TO REAR YARD IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt SECOND), issued 2022-02-15. HPD violation 14832664
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT STORM DOOR AT APARTMENT FRONT , 2nd STORY, issued 2022-02-15. HPD violation 14832663
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF A DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON WROUGHT IRON SECURITY DOOR AT ENTRANCE TO 2ND STORY APT , 2nd STORY, issued 2021-12-07. HPD violation 14717258
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2021-12-06. HPD violation 14717225
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2FL), issued 2022-02-22. HPD violation 14836796
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt SECOND), issued 2022-02-15. HPD violation 14832659
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt SECOND), issued 2022-02-15. HPD violation 14832660
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT SECOND, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt SECOND), issued 2022-02-15. HPD violation 14832661

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 13 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: CORDIS, MELNIA. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047240027, HPD building ID 269468. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 21 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 22 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 23 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.