398 Pacific Street

398 Pacific Street in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (68/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1852

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 68/100)

• 3 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 5 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (3 open), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 33 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-16. Newest violation issued 2025-06-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 176 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed 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 B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 200 WATTS MINIMUM REQUIRED, issued 2020-12-16. HPD violation 3374465
• Class B: Electrical defect, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER FOR ELECTRIC OUTLET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2020-12-16. HPD violation 12609106
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (exterior). , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. RESTORE EGRESS BY REMOVING LOCKING DEVICE AND ARRANGE TO OPEN READILY THE GATE IN FENCE AT LOT LINE CHAIN AND PADLOCK AT FRONT GATE AT WEST YARD, issued 2020-12-16. HPD violation 12609148

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: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: MEI L CHOW. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3001900007, HPD building ID 350195. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts (A, C, G), 4 min walk
• Nevins St (2, 3, 4, 5), 6 min walk
• Bergen St (F, G), 6 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.