1244 East 56th Street

1244 East 56th Street in Flatlands, Brooklyn, has 23 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1950

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (23 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2022, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 23 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-18. Newest violation issued 2016-03-07. 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 C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11138061
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKS AT GATE AND ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING. (apt 1FL), issued 2009-08-18. HPD violation 5266237
• Class B: Plumbing defect, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK UNDER SINK IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11137254
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE OVEN DOOR NOT CLOSING DUE TO BEING WARPPED IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11137206
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS IN TUB IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11137247
• Class B: Plumbing defect, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN THE SINK IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11137229
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BELL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11137240
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-03-07. HPD violation 11137264

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

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: STEVEN ELLIS. Managing agent: STEVEN ELLIS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 3, 2021. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2022 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 3078350056, HPD building ID 271350. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 29 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.