656 East 96th Street

656 East 96th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1960

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 (12 open, 1 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-18. Newest violation issued 2016-03-03. 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.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2016-03-03. HPD violation 11137672
• Class B: ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GROUT BATHROOM TILES 2ND STORY APARTMENT, issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015852
• Class B: Electrical defect. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING REAR CEILING VERANDA 2ND STORY APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015859
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILIING NORTHEAST ROOM, 2ND STORY APT. #2., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015804
• Class B: Leak or water damage (roof). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER NORTHEAST ROOM, 2ND STORY APT. #2., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015809
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC WALL TILES BATHROOM, 2ND STORY APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015845
• Class B: Broken window or sash. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS BOTTOM WINDOW SASH NORTH WEST ROOM, 2ND STORY APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015843
• Class B: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). ,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE DOG WASTE REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 5015861

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 654-656 E. 96TH ST LLC. Head officer: STEVE C TIAMFOOK. Managing agent: 654-656 E. 96TH ST LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047550075, HPD building ID 284585. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 13 min walk
• Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy (L), 14 min walk
• East 105 St (L), 14 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.