596 Nostrand Avenue

596 Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 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, 4 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: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 23 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-08-26. Newest violation issued 2012-11-27. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2012. 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 (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING ASSEMBLY AT DOOR ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1st STORY, issued 2010-10-28. HPD violation 8664039
• Class C: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY (apt 2), issued 2010-08-26. HPD violation 8571149
• Class C: Leak or water damage, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY (apt 2), issued 2010-08-26. HPD violation 8571150
• Class C: Leak or water damage, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY (apt 2), issued 2010-08-26. HPD violation 8571148
• Class B: Electrical defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2012-11-26. HPD violation 9649980
• Class B: Electrical defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2010-10-28. HPD violation 8664034
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY (apt 2), issued 2010-09-28. HPD violation 8617087
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2038 ADMIN CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR THE FIXTURES ( 60 WATTS REQUIRED ) AT ALL STYS, AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2010-09-28. HPD violation 8617088

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)

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: CARL F OLIVER. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012000047, HPD building ID 346877. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Nostrand Av (A, C), 3 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 7 min walk
• Franklin Av (C), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.