174 Tompkins Avenue

174 Tompkins Avenue 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: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 8 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• 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: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (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)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 9 issued in the last 12 months. 82 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-10-19. Newest violation issued 2026-09-09.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 26 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Electrical defect, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SOUTH AND WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2026-09-09. HPD violation 19200542
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19200540
• Class B: Kitchen fixture defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT WOOD BASE CABINET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3B), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19200546
• Class B: 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 3B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3B), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19200547
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19200539
• Class B: Mold, west wall, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT WEST WALL (APPROX. 8 SQ. FT.) IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14621950 ISSUED 15-OCT-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1B), issued 2022-02-16. HPD violation 14849700
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS (APPROX. 11 SQ. FT.) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1B), issued 2021-10-19. HPD violation 14621953
• 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 18449591

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 17 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Plumbing (1).

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)

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 174 Tompkins Realty. Head officer: Izzy Lefkowitz. Managing agent: 174 Tompkins Realty. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 17, 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 3017710042, HPD building ID 381532. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 4 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 9 min walk
• Flushing Av (G), 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.