496 Flatbush Avenue

496 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 16 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 1 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)

16 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 16 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-07-01. Newest violation issued 2014-09-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Leak or water damage, bathroom. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LEAKY CEILING BATHROOM, 2ND STY. APT. ( ER-1 ), issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 4970765
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER AND UPPER SASH WINDOW WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2014-09-24. HPD violation 10391582
• 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, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2014-09-24. HPD violation 10391585
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2014-09-24. HPD violation 10391575
• Class B: Broken window or sash, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER SASHES AT ALL WINDOWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2012-09-24. HPD violation 9580998
• 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 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2012-09-24. HPD violation 9581198
• Class B: Broken window or sash (entrance). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG , 1st STORY, issued 2012-09-19. HPD violation 9577681
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BATHTUB BATHROOM 2ND STY. APT. 2., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 4970768

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: 496 FLATBUSH REALTY LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050240047, HPD building ID 292793. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Prospect Park (B, Q, S), 1 min walk
• Parkside Av (Q), 9 min walk
• Sterling St (2, 5), 12 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.