169 Lewis Avenue

169 Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 20 open HPD violations, 11 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (37/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 37/100)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 11 heat or hot water 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 (20 open, 11 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 11 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. 8 issued in the last 12 months. 59 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2013-11-04. Newest violation issued 2026-08-03.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 551 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 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 DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2026-08-03. HPD violation 19108447
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 3, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2026-08-03. HPD violation 19108446
• 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 MISSING DOOR AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY, issued 2025-05-19. HPD violation 17899079
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2025-01-16. HPD violation 17623852
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2D), issued 2024-12-18. HPD violation 17557855
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2D), issued 2024-12-18. HPD violation 17557854
• 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 MISSING VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2024-12-18. HPD violation 17557857
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2024-11-18. HPD violation 17428474

311 housing complaints

17 in the last 12 months, 39 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (11), Plumbing (3), Unsanitary Condition (2), Door/Window (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: LENNON & GREN INC. Head officer: CECIL LENNON. Managing agent: CECIL LENNON. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 29, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 3016100002, HPD building ID 324766. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kosciuszko St (J), 9 min walk
• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 9 min walk
• Central Av (M), 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.