524 51st Street

524 51st Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

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.

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

• Repairs: High (12 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 13 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-04. Newest violation issued 2020-06-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2020. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING (DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE) INSTALLED AT FRONT ENTRANC DOOR TO BUILDING , 1st STORY, issued 2020-06-10. HPD violation 13681504
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDED IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3961347
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROXIMATEY 28 SQUARE FEET. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2020-06-10. HPD violation 13681500
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2020-06-10. HPD violation 13681499
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK ( COLD WATER) IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3961304
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3961315
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3961379
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3961260

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: ZHENG, MEI QING. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3008000016, HPD building ID 155086. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 53 St (R), 4 min walk
• 45 St (R), 7 min walk
• 59 St (N, R), 9 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.