771 Lexington Avenue

771 Lexington Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 2019

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 9 buildings' registrations; 3 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 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (13 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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)

13 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 7 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-07-20. Newest violation issued 2026-01-08.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 50 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). 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 MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2021-01-08. HPD violation 13973279
• Class B: Mold, east wall. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 1 SQ FEET AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS LEADING TO CELLAR ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13807416 ISSUED 10-SEP-20 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b)., issued 2021-01-12. HPD violation 13980509
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS LEADING TO CELLAR, issued 2020-09-14. HPD violation 13807466
• Class B: DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT AT CELLAR LOCATED AT APT 1F LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2020-07-24. HPD violation 13724957
• Class B: Leak or water damage, south wall, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2020-07-20. HPD violation 13724976
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2020-07-20. HPD violation 13724985
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING., issued 2021-01-08. HPD violation 13973304
• Class A: Gas defect. HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED, issued 2021-01-08. HPD violation 13973276

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: Lexington Hill LLC. Head officer: Abe Garbo. Managing agent: YHT MANAGEMENT. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016220081, HPD building ID 995368. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kosciuszko St (J), 4 min walk
• Gates Av (J, Z), 8 min walk
• Central Av (M), 11 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.