25 Jay Street

25 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (66/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 26 units · Built 1892

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 66/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (11 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 (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Medium (6 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. 9 issued in the last 12 months. 20 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2026-05-12.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 4th floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES OVEN RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 4C), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3666872
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELICTRICAL WIRE AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 305, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 305), issued 2026-05-12. HPD violation 18911581
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 305, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 305), issued 2026-05-12. HPD violation 18911582
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 305, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 305), issued 2026-05-12. HPD violation 18911580
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ONE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3666876
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-05-12. HPD violation 18911585
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. (B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS MISSING, issued 2026-05-12. HPD violation 18911586
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-05-12. HPD violation 18911587

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (1).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

6 open DOB violations. 12 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 25 JAY STREET LLC. Head officer: JOE TORRES. Managing agent: JES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 31, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3000200006, HPD building ID 316605. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• York St (F), 4 min walk
• High St (A, C), 8 min walk
• Clark St (2, 3), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.