949 Prospect Place

949 Prospect Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1906

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 7 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-30. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3 STY APT 3 BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2008-08-20. HPD violation 2045312
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). 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 A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT), issued 2017-06-05. HPD violation 11809686
• Class B: Electrical defect (roof). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ANTENNA WIRE ACROSS ROOF CREATING TRIP HAZARD, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 4333587
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit (hallway). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS ALL STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 4333609
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS ALL STYS AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 4333616
• Class B: Yard or exterior defect. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING .. AT FRONT AREAWAY (apt BLDG), issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 4333624
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 4333631
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (hallway). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS 4 STY PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD ROOF, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 4333598

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: CHRISTOPHER G ABBEY. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 27, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012280053, HPD building ID 357362. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingston Av (3), 7 min walk
• Nostrand Av (3), 8 min walk
• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.