4212 Foster Avenue

4212 Foster Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 28 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

One & two family · 1 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 9 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.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 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 (28 open, 9 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)

28 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 34 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-01-16. Newest violation issued 2025-05-22.

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: Electrical defect, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AND CEILING LIGHT ON UPPER LEVEL LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2025-05-22. HPD violation 17909243
• Class C: No hot water, kitchen, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2025-05-22. HPD violation 17909244
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2025-05-22. HPD violation 17909246
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2025-05-22. HPD violation 17909247
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT ALL ELECTRICAL OUTLETS , LIGHT SWITCHES AND LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PH, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt PH), issued 2025-05-05. HPD violation 17869399
• 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 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-01-17. HPD violation 17633410
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the south, west wall, 2nd room from the north, 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 CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-01-16. HPD violation 17627623
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, kitchen, 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 WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-01-16. HPD violation 17627622

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 31 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (3), Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (1).

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: HENDERSON WILLIAMS. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3049890005, HPD building ID 295000. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 13 min walk
• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 15 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 16 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.