153 Lexington Avenue

153 Lexington Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 34 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 9 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

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

• Repairs: High (34 open, 9 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 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

34 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 1 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 34 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-11-03. Newest violation issued 2008-06-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BATHROOM, 2ND STY. APT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 5200661
• Class C: Plumbing defect. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTE DRAIN IN WASH BASIN, 2ND STY. APT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 5200659
• Class C: Plumbing defect. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COMBINATION FAUCET BATHTUB 2ND STY. APT., issued 2008-06-24. HPD violation 5200665
• Class C: Lighting defect, bathroom, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN AND IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY (apt 3FL), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3529007
• Class C: Leak or water damage, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK over thru-out IN THE 1st ENTIRE APARTMENT FROM WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3390416
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY (apt 3FL), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3528986
• Class C: Rats, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISNACE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3552405
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHYEN AND BATHROOM IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3552465

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)

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: MATA JOANNA. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019680054, HPD building ID 324941. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 4 min walk
• Classon Av (G), 5 min walk
• Franklin Av (C), 8 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.