255 43rd Street

255 43rd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 23 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 23 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (23 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)

23 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 9 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-06-22. Newest violation issued 2023-03-20. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Broken window or sash, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE, LOWER SASH, WINDOW S-1 IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2009-01-08. HPD violation 7655971
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2009-01-08. HPD violation 7655977
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2009-01-08. HPD violation 7655974
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2008-08-29. HPD violation 7444492
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2008-08-29. HPD violation 7444496
• Class B: Electrical defect, west wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVERS AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2008-08-29. HPD violation 7444497
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2008-08-29. HPD violation 7444500
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR NEAR RADIATOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2008-08-29. HPD violation 7444498

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: JOSEPH SCHREIBER. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3007220052, HPD building ID 150148. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 45 St (R), 5 min walk
• 36 St (D, N, R), 9 min walk
• 53 St (R), 10 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.