26 Gates Avenue

26 Gates Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, has 148 open HPD violations, 33 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family elevator · 52 units · Built 1913

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 33 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 15 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 64 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

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

• Repairs: High (148 open, 33 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 64 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), 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)

148 open violations: 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 97 class B, 18 class A. 32 issued in the last 12 months. 272 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-12-16. Newest violation issued 2026-07-13.

7 closed in the last 90 days. Median 113 days from issue to close for the 10 violations closed in the last 12 months.

15 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1AA, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1AA), issued 2026-07-02. HPD violation 19045537
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-03-16. HPD violation 18711376
• 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 LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-03-16. HPD violation 18711378
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6B), issued 2026-01-23. HPD violation 18586799
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 4th floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4F), issued 2025-12-18. HPD violation 18513380
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6G, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6G), issued 2025-12-18. HPD violation 18513379
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4F), issued 2025-12-18. HPD violation 18513381
• Class C: Gas defect, kitchen, 6th floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6G, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6G), issued 2025-12-18. HPD violation 18513378

311 housing complaints

92 in the last 12 months, 238 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (64), Paint/Plaster (9), Plumbing (6), Water Leak (6), Unsanitary Condition (4).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 6 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ANDRE DUCLAIR. Managing agent: 26 GATES LLC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 27, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019760007, HPD building ID 299285. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Clinton-Washington Avs (C), 2 min walk
• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 6 min walk
• Lafayette Av (C), 7 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.