479 Prospect Place

479 Prospect Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 2 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (28/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1907

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 28/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 10 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 19 buildings' registrations; 5 graded D or F.
• 2 of 8 units are rent-stabilized; 6 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (25 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (10 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), 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)

25 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 126 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-07-02. Newest violation issued 2025-06-10.

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

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2025-03-17. HPD violation 17763280
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2024-08-20. HPD violation 17200198
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2020-11-20. HPD violation 13904792
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 7; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2019-10-09. HPD violation 13330525
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 3; WG TO REPLACE = 2; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2016-09-02. HPD violation 11375144
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2014-09-02. HPD violation 10365299
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 6th room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2014-09-02. HPD violation 10365296
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2025-03-17. HPD violation 17763278

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 17 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Plumbing (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 10 infested units in the last 3 years, including re-infestations. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 4 infested, 4 treated, 1 re-infested
• 2025: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 1 re-infested
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 4 infested, 4 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 6 infested, 6 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 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

2 of 8 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 479 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY CORPORATION. Head officer: LAURA S HOBGOOD. Managing agent: LAURA S HOBGOOD. This owner has 19 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3011550066, HPD building ID 357176. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Park Pl (S), 4 min walk
• Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum (2, 3), 7 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 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.