248 New York Avenue

248 New York Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (37/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1904

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 37/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 11 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.

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

• Repairs: High (25 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 11 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), 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: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A. 65 issued in the last 12 months. 332 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-09-28. Newest violation issued 2026-09-30.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 194 days from issue to close for the 114 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Broken window or sash, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW AT EAST IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2026-09-02. HPD violation 19182086
• Class C: Broken window or sash, kitchen, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW AT WEST IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2026-09-02. HPD violation 19182085
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT APARTMENT ENTRANCE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4R8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4R8), issued 2026-04-03. HPD violation 18763671
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, 5th room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGS BALANCES AT 2ND WINDOW LOWER SASH AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2026-03-06. HPD violation 18692627
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2026-03-06. HPD violation 18692647
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BOTH WINDOWS AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2026-03-06. HPD violation 18692605
• Class C: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE NORTH EXTERIOR AIR PASSAGEWAY AT AIR PASSAGEWAY, issued 2026-02-23. HPD violation 18663787
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... (HINGES) IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2026-01-12. HPD violation 18560176

311 housing complaints

26 in the last 12 months, 125 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (11), Door/Window (9), Unsanitary Condition (3), Paint/Plaster (2), Plumbing (1).

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: 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)

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

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 248 NY AVE PARTNERS LLC. Head officer: Alan Waintraub. Managing agent: Alan Waintraub. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 26, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012480076, HPD building ID 343854. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Nostrand Av (3), 4 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 6 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 7 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.