221 Malcolm X Boulevard

221 Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 8 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 2006

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 8 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 5 buildings' registrations; 4 graded D or F.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 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)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 50 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-05-28. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

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

• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2019-05-28. HPD violation 13089697
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2019-05-28. HPD violation 13089673
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2019-05-28. HPD violation 13089675
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2NDFL), issued 2019-05-28. HPD violation 13089699
• 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 2026-05-08. HPD violation 18919171
• 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 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18030774
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION : OPENING CREATED WITH DOOR AND FRAME ERECTED AT THE SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2019-09-17. HPD violation 13279622
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION : FOUNDATION WALL BREACHED CREATING AN OPENING TO ADJACENT BUILDING AT THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE CELLAR, issued 2019-09-17. HPD violation 13279599

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: 221 MALCOM X LLC. Head officer: SIMON ITAH. Managing agent: ALSI PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016570108, HPD building ID 897160. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Utica Av (A, C), 9 min walk
• Gates Av (J, Z), 9 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 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.