56 Pierrepont Street

56 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (47/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1840

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 47/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations 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.
• Had 9 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (27 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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)

27 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 138 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-06-21. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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: Electrical defect, ceiling. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSEED ELECTRIC WIRE AT CEILING IN THE VESTIBILE ENRTANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-10-16. HPD violation 17354570
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RATED MATERIAL AT CEILING IN THE VESTIBILE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-10-16. HPD violation 17354564
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the east wall, 1st room from the east, basement. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW PANE AT LOWER SASH. 2ND WINDOW AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-11-01. HPD violation 13390784
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, basement. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-11-01. HPD violation 13390701
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 7), issued 2019-07-10. HPD violation 13162229
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM/ BELL BUZZER SYSTEM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-11-01. HPD violation 13390724
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-11-01. HPD violation 13390788
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the east. PROVIDE ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT HEAT RISER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2019-11-01. HPD violation 13390756

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 17 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 9 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 56 Pierrepont Owner LLC. Head officer: Ryan Forman. Managing agent: Ryan Forman. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 31, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3002420024, HPD building ID 353349. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Clark St (2, 3), 3 min walk
• Court St (R), 4 min walk
• Borough Hall (2, 3), 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.