556 Crown Street

556 Crown Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 55 open HPD violations, 20 of them class C, and 37 of 29 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 29 units · Built 1922

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 20 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.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 37 of 29 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (55 open, 20 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

55 open violations: 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 11 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 147 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2004-03-11. Newest violation issued 2025-07-11.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 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 LATCH SET AT THE ENTRANCE DOOR TO AIR SHAFT AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-07-11. HPD violation 18077129
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ROOM LOCKED - NO ACCESS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-06-05. HPD violation 8417840
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING SOUTH ROOM 3 STY SOUTH APT C3 EAST SECTION ER1 , SECTION '' '' (apt C3), issued 2024-06-05. HPD violation 1270543
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt C9), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15438677
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt C9), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15438680
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt C9), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15437619
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt C9), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15437620
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST'' (apt C9), issued 2022-10-20. HPD violation 15438684

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

37 of 29 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).

Owner and management

Owner: MACHON CHANA WOMENS INSTITUTE INC. Head officer: SARAH LABKOWSKY. Managing agent: PERFECT MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 21, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013000037, HPD building ID 228547. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingston Av (3), 6 min walk
• Crown Hts-Utica Av (3, 4), 9 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 12 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.