500 Flatbush Avenue

500 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 65 open HPD violations, 23 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 23 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (65 open, 23 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 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 23, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

65 open violations: 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 3 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 2 issued in the last 12 months. 68 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2025-12-04.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2025-12-04. HPD violation 18478464
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2025-12-04. HPD violation 18478465
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LEAKING RADIATOR SHUT OFF VALVE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-01-06. HPD violation 17592132
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-01-06. HPD violation 17592133
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2023-03-20. HPD violation 15789038
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER, EXCEEDING THE ALLOWED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES F IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2023-03-10. HPD violation 15749784
• 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, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2023-03-02. HPD violation 15749783
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2023-02-10. HPD violation 15691676

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 38 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (6).

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: 500 FLATBUSH CORP.. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050240049, HPD building ID 292795. 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.