158 Tompkins Avenue

158 Tompkins Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 7 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 1931

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 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 (7 open), 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 40 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-03-09. Newest violation issued 2025-06-30.

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

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND THE NORTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2025-05-07. HPD violation 12761100
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1L), issued 2025-05-07. HPD violation 6840010
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-05-07. HPD violation 7761154
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 3rd floor. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT THE CEILING APPROX. 15 SQ FT. IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2018-11-19. HPD violation 12761098
• Class B: Mold, ceiling. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2009-03-09. HPD violation 7761157
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REFIT THE DOOR AT THE CLOSET AT WEST IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2025-05-07. HPD violation 12761110
• Class I: Owner did not register the building with HPD. OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.. HPD violation 18449589

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: joel Sternberger. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 3, 2025. 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 3017670042, HPD building ID 381516. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 3 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 10 min walk
• Flushing Av (G), 10 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.