2553 East 14th Street
2553 East 14th Street in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, has 4 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).
One & two family · 2 units · Built 1920
StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)
- 4 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
- No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.
- Repairs: High (4 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 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
Housing code violations (HPD)
4 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 6 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-04-06. Newest violation issued 2015-04-06. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2015. 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: Electrical defect, south wall, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF TWO DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLETS AT ONE AT SOUTH WALL & ONE AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2015-04-06. HPD violation 10659644
- Class B: Electrical defect, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF FOUR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ONE AT EAST WALL, ONE AT SOUTH WALL & ONE AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2015-04-06. HPD violation 10659661
- Class B: Electrical defect, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF ILLEGAL WIRE TAPS FROM ELECTRIC OUTLET IN BASEMENT TO 3RD ROOM FROM EAST IN APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2015-04-06. HPD violation 10659678
- Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1FLOOR), issued 2015-04-06. HPD violation 10659726
311 housing complaints
0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.
Bedbugs
The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 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: GALINA NIKOLZ. Managing agent: GALINA NIKOLZ. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 3074350056, HPD building ID 244627. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Sheepshead Bay (B, Q), 3 min walk
- Neck Rd (Q), 9 min walk
- Avenue U (Q), 15 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 4 open (4 class B) | −35 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | None | 0 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | None | 0 |
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.