227 Sullivan Place

227 Sullivan Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 161 open HPD violations, 54 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (32/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 27 units · Built 1923

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 32/100)

• 54 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 17 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 35 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (161 open, 54 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 35 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (5 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

161 open violations: 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 81 class B, 24 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 99 issued in the last 12 months. 629 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-09-26. Newest violation issued 2026-07-24.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 67 days from issue to close for the 16 violations closed in the last 12 months.

17 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: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092235
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR AT , DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE , WEST WALL , IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092241
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED MARBLE SINK'S COUNTERTOP WITH MISSING SECTION, ABOVE BASE CABINET, AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092233
• 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 A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092222
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, foyer, 1st floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092230
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092236
• 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 A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092223
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A1), issued 2026-07-24. HPD violation 19092256

311 housing complaints

50 in the last 12 months, 102 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (35), Plumbing (9), Water Leak (4), Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

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)

5 open DOB violations, 4 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 5 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: THE 219 SULLIVAN GROUP INC. Head officer: ELEANOR GAYLE. Managing agent: EL GAYLE. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 16, 2023. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013050076, HPD building ID 379111. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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