553 51st Street
553 51st Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).
Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1927
StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)
- 3 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.
- 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 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.
- Repairs: High (11 open, 3 class C), 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: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
11 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-12. Newest violation issued 2025-06-06.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 312 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.
- Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3), issued 2020-12-28. HPD violation 13957961
- Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3), issued 2020-12-28. HPD violation 13957965
- Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2008-08-07. HPD violation 1050939
- Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3), issued 2020-12-28. HPD violation 13957989
- Class B: Fire escape defect (exterior). , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AT 2ND AND 3RD STORIES BALCONY STACK ON SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL, issued 2020-12-23. HPD violation 13953408
- Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE AT TOP STEP OF FRONT STOOP FRONT OF BLDG., issued 2008-08-07. HPD violation 1050938
- Class B: Self-closing door not working (roof). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE REAR BULKHEAD ROOF, issued 2007-09-12. HPD violation 1050941
- Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING., issued 2020-12-23. HPD violation 13953410
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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units
Buildings department (DOB)
3 open DOB violations, 2 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 7 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.
Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: 553 51ST STREET REALTY INC. Head officer: SHING Y CHENG. Managing agent: 553 51ST STREET REALTY INC. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Dec 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 3007920046, HPD building ID 155107. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- 53 St (R), 5 min walk
- 45 St (R), 7 min walk
- 59 St (N, R), 10 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 11 open (3 class C, 4 class B, 4 class A) | −35 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | None | 0 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | 3 open DOB violations, 2 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000 | −5 |
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.