1612 Bergen Street

1612 Bergen Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 2016

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 26 buildings' registrations; 13 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (12 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 (Owner reported none, 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)

12 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-06-17. Newest violation issued 2026-10-15.

6 closed in the last 90 days. Median 60 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Electrical defect, ceiling. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRING AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-08-19. HPD violation 19144886
• Class B: Mold, ceiling. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT AT CEILING AT BASEMENT ORIGINAL VIOLATION 19009478 ISSUED 16-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b)., issued 2026-10-15. HPD violation 19308787
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-09-03. HPD violation 19183468
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1B), issued 2026-09-03. HPD violation 19183464
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-09-03. HPD violation 19183467
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AND WEST WALL IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1B), issued 2026-09-03. HPD violation 19183465
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. 28 RCNY § 25-171; & 67 (7)(B) MDL; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.1.3; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.2: ADJUST DOOR TO PREVENT GAPS BETWEEN THE TOP AND SIDE EDGES OF DOOR AND DOOR JAMB EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 1/8 OF AN INCH AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 3/4 OF AN INCH BETWEEN THE DOOR BOTTOM AND SILL AT FIRE DOOR NORTH 1, LEADING TO PUBLIC HALL IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1B), issued 2026-09-03. HPD violation 19183466
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2026-09-03. HPD violation 19183469

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (4), Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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 (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

8 of 8 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: 1612 BERGEN ST LLC. Head officer: YOEL SHAFER. Managing agent: 1612 BERGEN ST LLC. This owner has 26 buildings on record, 13 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013550022, HPD building ID 966915. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Utica Av (A, C), 7 min walk
• Crown Hts-Utica Av (3, 4), 9 min walk
• Ralph Av (C), 11 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.