526 3rd Avenue

526 3rd Avenue in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has 20 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 3 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 20 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 9 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (20 open), 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: High (2 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)

20 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 11 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 31 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-28. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

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

• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 2 STY APT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934746
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT PLASTER CEILING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL CENTER., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934749
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL NIGHT INSPECTION., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934744
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 2 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934745
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (hallway). D26-20.07 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS VESTIBULE TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934754
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER BOARD CEILING CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934751
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 2 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 934752
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING BATHROOM AND IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT # 2, 2nd STORY (apt # 2), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 4696188

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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)

2 open DOB violations. 2 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: 526-3RD AVE CORP. Head officer: SALVATORE GARZILLO. Managing agent: 526 3RD AVE CORP. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 13, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3010260036, HPD building ID 127771. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 4 Av-9 St (F, G), 3 min walk
• 4 Av-9 St (R), 5 min walk
• Prospect Av (R), 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.