185 Adelphi Street

185 Adelphi Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, 12 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

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

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (14 open, 12 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-04. Newest violation issued 2009-08-04. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2009. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

4 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: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UNKEYED PLASTER CEILING IN THE PUBLIC HALL LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840248
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO LIGHTS ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840224
• Class C: Leak or water damage, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY (apt 3FL), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840234
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPPERATED LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 5143254
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (exterior). MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT REAR EXTERIOR WALL BULGING, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840128
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT REAR INTERIOR WALL BRICK AND PLASTER SEPERATING FROM FLOOR BEAMS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840149
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR UNKEYED PLASTER AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840155
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COLLAPSING METAL CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 3840174

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: 185 ADELPHI LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3020740007, HPD building ID 182637. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 7 min walk
• Fulton St (G), 8 min walk
• Lafayette Av (C), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.