226 Van Buren Street

226 Van Buren Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 28 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (28 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 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)

28 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 44 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-02-01. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 972 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-09-04. HPD violation 18203294
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SOUTH ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1A), issued 2007-03-07. HPD violation 6631774
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1A (apt 1A), issued 2007-02-01. HPD violation 6580707
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-09-04. HPD violation 18203297
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 4th room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-09-04. HPD violation 18203295
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, kitchen, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COUNTERTOP AT BASE CABINETS AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2025-09-04. HPD violation 18203296
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT LIGHT FIXTURE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1A), issued 2007-03-07. HPD violation 6631776
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A (apt 1A), issued 2007-03-07. HPD violation 6631777

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 13 in 5 years.

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: KITASHIA MCGONIGLE. Head officer: KITASHIA O MCGONIGLE. Managing agent: Kitashia McGonigle. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016140030, HPD building ID 385737. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 9 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 10 min walk
• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 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.