531 East 26th Street

531 East 26th Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 14 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner has 76 buildings on record; 19 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 (14 open), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-11-06. Newest violation issued 2016-06-01. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2016. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249860
• Class B: Roaches, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249837
• Class B: Mice, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249840
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249842
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER COUNTER BALANCE AT WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249849
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249852
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE DOOR TO APT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2016-06-01. HPD violation 11249855
• Class B: Leak or water damage (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2015-11-06. HPD violation 10989823

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

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: Selene Finance LP. Head officer: Karla Ballard. Managing agent: Selene Finance LP. This owner has 76 buildings on record, 19 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3052280026, HPD building ID 253161. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 5 min walk
• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 8 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 11 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 2026-10-27.