213 Taaffe Place

213 Taaffe Place in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 16 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

Multi-family elevator · 90 units · Built 1935

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 2 infested units over the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (16 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (2 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. 21 issued in the last 12 months. 209 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-10-14. Newest violation issued 2026-09-17.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 90 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130F IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 115, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH'' (apt 115), issued 2026-09-16. HPD violation 19218606
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 111, 1st STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 111), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19193547
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 405, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 405), issued 2026-09-17. HPD violation 19215591
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 111 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 111), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19193546
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQUARE FEET BUT LESS THAN 30SQ FT OBSERVED AT CEILING EAST WALL AND WEST WALL.. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 211, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 211), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19131232
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING EAST AND WEST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 211, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 211), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19131233
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT CEILING. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 207, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 207), issued 2026-08-06. HPD violation 19124876
• Class B: Electrical defect, north wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT NORTH WALL. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 207, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 207), issued 2026-08-06. HPD violation 19124861

311 housing complaints

21 in the last 12 months, 80 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (8), Heat/Hot Water (5), Plumbing (4), Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 2 infested units in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LLC. Head officer: EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS. Managing agent: ALMA REALTY CORP. This owner has 60 buildings on record, 39 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019250007, HPD building ID 380563. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Classon Av (G), 4 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 7 min walk
• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 9 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 2026-10-27.