13 Bay 38th Street

13 Bay 38th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 5 open HPD violations, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 5 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.

• Repairs: High (5 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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)

5 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 4 issued in the last 12 months. 5 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-12-22. Newest violation issued 2025-12-22.

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

• Class B: Gas defect. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE THE GAS RANGE INSTALLED AT ATTIC, issued 2025-12-22. HPD violation 18522686
• Class B: Illegal occupancy or use. , 56, 193, 300, 302 M.D. LAW- ABOVE FRAME BUILDING HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO A MULTIPLE DWELLING AND IS NOW OCCUPIED AND MAINTAINED AS SUCH CONTRARY TO LAW.RESTORE PREMISES TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY, issued 2025-12-22. HPD violation 18522830
• Class B: Illegal occupancy or use. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ILLEGAL CLASS ''A'' APARTMENT CREATED AT ATTIC, issued 2025-12-22. HPD violation 18522685
• Class B: Plumbing defect. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAT PIPE CONNECTIONS AT WATER CLOSET, WASH BASIN, SHOWER STALL AND RESIDENTIAL SINK AT ATTIC, issued 2025-12-22. HPD violation 18523025
• Class I: Vacate order, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR ATTIC UNIT # 3 (VACATE #260203) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST. HPD violation 18536565

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 4 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (2), Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: LUIS S ISSA. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3068660035, HPD building ID 202706. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 25 Av (D), 1 min walk
• Bay Pkwy (D), 8 min walk
• Avenue U (N), 9 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.