721 East 52nd Street

721 East 52nd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1940

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations 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.

• Repairs: High (19 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 8 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 42 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-07-16. Newest violation issued 2022-02-04. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. 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: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FIRSTF), issued 2021-10-08. HPD violation 14616311
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FIRSTF), issued 2021-10-07. HPD violation 14610296
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, west wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FIRSTF), issued 2021-10-07. HPD violation 14610294
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the west, north wall, bathroom, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FIRSTF), issued 2021-10-07. HPD violation 14610297
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 5th room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FIRSTF), issued 2021-10-07. HPD violation 14610295
• 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 1FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FL), issued 2019-12-10. HPD violation 13493026
• Class B: Mold, north wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 4 SQ.FT AT NORTH WALL, CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT FIRSTF, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14607085 ISSUED 03-OCT-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt FIRSTF), issued 2022-02-04. HPD violation 14818361
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE , EAST WALL, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2022-01-10. HPD violation 14770308

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 7 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: VERNA BAIN. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047730052, HPD building ID 268746. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 23 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 23 min walk
• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 25 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.