353 Howard Avenue

353 Howard Avenue in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (56/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 56/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 113 buildings' registrations; 44 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (8 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Medium (4 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)

8 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. 23 issued in the last 12 months. 100 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-12-29. Newest violation issued 2026-09-30.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 599 days from issue to close for the 80 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 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 CLOSER ARM AT VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2026-08-03. HPD violation 19113721
• 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 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-12-29. HPD violation 18528519
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19258021
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19258022
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19258020
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19258019
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19258023
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, bathroom, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19266962

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 32 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (1), Water Leak (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

4 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 7 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: NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC. Head officer: KERRY KRAMER. Managing agent: FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT. This owner has 113 buildings on record, 44 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 25, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3014390001, HPD building ID 314099. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ralph Av (C), 5 min walk
• Rockaway Av (C), 9 min walk
• Utica Av (A, C), 13 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 2026-10-27.