471 Ralph Avenue

471 Ralph Avenue in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 7 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (7 open), 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)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 13 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-04-23. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2012-10-02. HPD violation 9593900
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTELINE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2012-10-02. HPD violation 9593899
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FL), issued 2007-04-23. HPD violation 6707823
• Class B: Garbage not removed. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL., issued 2007-04-23. HPD violation 6707825
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2FL), issued 2007-04-23. HPD violation 6707820
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18887291
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-10. HPD violation 17997677

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: KENNETH C DAVIS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3014570005, HPD building ID 360108. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ralph Av (C), 8 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 12 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 2026-10-28.