753 Marcy Avenue

753 Marcy Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 96 open HPD violations, 18 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (47/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 47/100)

• 18 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (96 open, 18 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 23, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

96 open violations: 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 74 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 96 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-05-17. Newest violation issued 2010-11-19. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2010. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Electrical defect, north wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2B), issued 2010-06-16. HPD violation 8466824
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2B), issued 2010-06-16. HPD violation 8466828
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SUPPLY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2B), issued 2010-06-16. HPD violation 8466825
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2B), issued 2010-04-19. HPD violation 8383718
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK, ENTRANCE DOOR TO 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-05-27. HPD violation 5260739
• Class C: No hot water, kitchen. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHRO0M 2ND STORY WEST APT. 2B., issued 2008-05-27. HPD violation 5260750
• Class C: Electrical defect. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC TO 3RD STORY SOUTH EAST APT., issued 2008-05-27. HPD violation 5940109
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR ALL STORY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-05-27. HPD violation 5940110

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (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)

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: LEFFERTS GARDEN REALTY LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3017990001, HPD building ID 332685. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 7 min walk
• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 9 min walk
• Nostrand Av (A, C), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.