228 Washington Avenue

228 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, has 7 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 · 5 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• Had 5 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 6 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 (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (2 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)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 10 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-10. Newest violation issued 2025-06-11.

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

• Class B: Roaches. D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 3 STY SOUTHEAST APT 7 THRU OUT. , SECTION '' '' (apt 7), issued 2008-08-07. HPD violation 2224720
• Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PPPAINTED SPRINKLE HEADS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-08-07. HPD violation 2224719
• Class B: Electrical defect (basement). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES CEILING CELLAR REAR., issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2224722
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION OPENING CREATED WEST WALL JOINING APTS 2 & 3 INTO ONE APT 2 STY., issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2224724
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER CEILINGS THROUGHOUT CELLAR., issued 2008-08-07. HPD violation 2224718
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). SECTION 300 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 FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SEALED WITH PLASTER BOARD 2 STY FRONT APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2224723
• Class A: Floor or stair defect (stairs). SECTION 300 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 INSIDE STAIRS INSTALLED FROM 1 STY APT 3 TO 2 STY APT 2. LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2224725

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 9 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: DOMINIK ECKENSTEIN. Managing agent: BCW HISTORIC PROPERTIES LTD. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019030053, HPD building ID 388621. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 5 min walk
• Classon Av (G), 8 min walk
• Lafayette Av (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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.