1719 East 51st Street

1719 East 51st Street in Flatlands, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1920

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 (8 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 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

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-10-07. Newest violation issued 2025-03-14.

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

• Class C: Electrical defect, ceiling, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2FL), issued 2024-11-29. HPD violation 17433825
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT METAL SECURITY GATE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2024-10-07. HPD violation 17325348
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT WATERCLOSET, WASHBASIN, SHOWER STALL, AND RESIDENTIAL SINK AT CELLAR, issued 2025-03-14. HPD violation 17740993
• Class B: Appliance defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE AT RANGE AT CELLAR, issued 2025-03-14. HPD violation 17760971
• 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 2025-03-13. HPD violation 17760973
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, basement. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2024-10-07. HPD violation 17325347
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 4th room from the east, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2024-10-07. HPD violation 17325346
• Class I: Vacate order (basement). - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR CELLAR. VACATE ORDER #259371 AT CELLAR. HPD violation 17776573

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 3 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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: Alexander Smith. Managing agent: Fitzpatrick Dodson. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration May 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3078960033, HPD building ID 267379. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

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.