162 East 59th Street

162 East 59th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 54 open HPD violations, 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 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 54 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (54 open), 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 14, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

54 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 8 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 55 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-06-06. Newest violation issued 2016-11-30. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2016. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• 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 APT 1, CELLAR APT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2016-10-31. HPD violation 11447625
• Class B: Plumbing defect, cellar. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS IN THE CELLAR LOCATED AT CELLAR APT 1, CELLAR APT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2016-10-31. HPD violation 11447628
• Class B: Unapproved alteration, cellar. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE .. LOCATED AT CELLAR APT 1, CELLAR APT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2016-10-31. HPD violation 11467308
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, cellar. SECTION 27-2046.1, 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 CELLAR APT 1, CELLAR APT AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2016-10-31. HPD violation 11447630
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION , AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY, issued 2009-01-22. HPD violation 7680221
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-01-22. HPD violation 7680213
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-01-22. HPD violation 7680200
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-01-22. HPD violation 7680204

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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: CLARK, SONIA. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047300044, HPD building ID 273453. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 17 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 20 min walk
• Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy (L), 21 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.