161 Garfield Place

161 Garfield Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, has 23 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 · 4 units · Built 1930

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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (23 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: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 36 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-21. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUB HALL AND CELLAR DOOR., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489554
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILING 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2 BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489558
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS HOT WATER WASHBASIN BATHROOM 2 STY SOUTHEAST APT 2 ER1. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489559
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY NIGHT INSPECTION., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489557
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). D26-19.07 ADM CODE 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 50 WATT NIGHT INSPECTION., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489556
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 2 STY APT 2. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489555
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC WALL TILES NEAR BATHTUB 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2 BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489560
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, kitchen. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET REFRIGERATOR DOOR 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2 KITCHEN. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 1489562

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: MARIE ROBERTS. Managing agent: MARIE ROBERTS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 4, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3009630086, HPD building ID 298755. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Union St (R), 7 min walk
• Grand Army Plaza (2, 3), 8 min walk
• 7 Av (B, Q), 8 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.