1597 Nostrand Avenue

1597 Nostrand Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 177 open HPD violations, 20 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 20 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (177 open, 20 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: High (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2022, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

177 open violations: 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 128 class B, 25 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 238 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-02-27. Newest violation issued 2021-09-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2021. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2021-07-19. HPD violation 14437470
• Class C: Mold, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... THE NORTH CLOSET WALL APPROXIMATELY 30 SQUARE FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2021-07-19. HPD violation 14437558
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING, NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST WALLS APPROXIMATELY 50 SQAURE FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2021-07-19. HPD violation 14437505
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT THE CEILING, NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST WALLS 40 SQUARE FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2021-07-19. HPD violation 14437481
• 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 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2021-03-08. HPD violation 14062311
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2020-07-30. HPD violation 13744056
• 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 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2020-03-24. HPD violation 13656996
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF A LOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT INSTALLED ON SCUTTLE HATCH COVER AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2019-04-29. HPD violation 13035507

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 4 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)

2 open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (3 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: PATRICIA LEVY. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 21, 2021. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2022 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3049010046, HPD building ID 346179. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 3 min walk
• Church Av (2, 5), 5 min walk
• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 10 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.