121 North Portland Ave

121 North Portland Ave in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has 22 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Mixed residential & commercial · 850 units · Built 1939

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 22 open, 2 class C, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: 4 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)

22 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-09-28. Newest violation issued 2014-06-02. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR STREET TO BUILDING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 1420384
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 6th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOORING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6C), issued 2006-10-02. HPD violation 6385651
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 11th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE, (CORRECT ADDRESS IS 79 NORTH OXFORD WALK) LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11A), issued 2014-06-02. HPD violation 10262240
• Class B: Mold, west wall, bathroom, 11th floor. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT WEST WALL (APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET) (CORRECT ADDRESS IS 79 NORTH OXFORD WALK) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11A), issued 2014-06-02. HPD violation 10262221
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 11th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS (CORRECT ADDRESS IS 79 NORTH OXFORD WALK) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11A), issued 2014-06-02. HPD violation 10262233
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 11th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS (CORRECT ADDRESS IS 79 NORTH OXFORD WALK) IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11A), issued 2014-06-02. HPD violation 10262237
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 11th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL (CORRECT ADDRESS IS 79 NORTH OXFORD WALK) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11A), issued 2014-06-02. HPD violation 10262231
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 11th floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 11A, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11A), issued 2014-06-02. HPD violation 10262242

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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)

4 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 21 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

14 executed evictions in the last 3 years (36 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. This owner has 75 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3020410001, HPD building ID 807895. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• DeKalb Av (B, Q, R), 9 min walk
• Fulton St (G), 10 min walk
• Nevins St (2, 3, 4, 5), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.