174 Taaffe Place

174 Taaffe Place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 (10 open, 1 class C), 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: Clear (No 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)

10 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-19. Newest violation issued 2025-06-11.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180135
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING PLASTERBOARD CEILING AT CELLAR FRONT & REAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180130
• Class B: Electrical defect (roof). D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ANTENNA WIRE ACROSS ROOF TRIP HAZARD., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180137
• 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 3 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180138
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS MAIN ENTRANCE TO 3 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180139
• Class B: Electrical defect (basement). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES EAST WALL CELLAR FRONT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180140
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 178, 217 M/D LAW MAKE EFFECTIVE THE LIGHT AND VENTILATION OF SKYLIGHT BY REMOVING FROM BENEATH SAME THE DOMELIGHT LOCATED IN CEILING 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180132
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. D26-20.08 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2180134

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: EDDIE LUGO. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019100032, HPD building ID 380558. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Classon Av (G), 7 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 9 min walk
• Clinton-Washington Avs (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.