388 Chauncey Street

388 Chauncey Street in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 15 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (15 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 23 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1998-05-12. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3943057
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BOILER ROOM, CELLAR, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3943144
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT WALL ( 1 ) STY PH AND ON BOILER ROOM DOOR, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3943116
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND OR PLASTER CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY APT 2B SHAWERS MAKIA ER1 1190. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2B), issued 1998-05-12. HPD violation 1217009
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS REQUIRED FIXTURE PRESENT, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 4291257
• Class B: Fire escape defect. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS REAR 2FL., issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 5076224
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, foyer, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING (BONSU ) IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3943160
• 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 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18872050

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

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)

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: PHILIP RIGUEUR. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 25, 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 3015150011, HPD building ID 219014. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ralph Av (C), 6 min walk
• Halsey St (J), 7 min walk
• Chauncey St (J, Z), 7 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.