359 Madison Street

359 Madison Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 20 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 20 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 (20 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: High (4 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Nov 1, 2020, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 8 class A, 6 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-25. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

• Class B: Fire escape defect. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 4 STY WEST APT 4B. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1705810
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 4 STY WEST APT 4B. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1705812
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCH 4 STY WEST APT 4B KITCHEN & PRIVATE HALLWAY. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1705806
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CEILING 4 STY WEST APT 4B KITCHEN. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1705807
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRICAL SWITCH BOX WEST WALL 4 STY WEST APT 4B KITCHEN. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1705805
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WEST WALL 4 STY WEST APT 4B REAR ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 1705809
• 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 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18884544
• 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 2025-06-10. HPD violation 17994922

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)

4 open DOB violations, all 4 Local Law violations 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: NOVALENE FARMER-LOVELL. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 31, 2019. HPD registration expired Nov 1, 2020 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 3018200078, HPD building ID 330884. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 9 min walk
• Nostrand Av (A, C), 10 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (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.