164 Ross Street

164 Ross Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 25 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (25 open), 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: High (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Oct 1, 2011, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 7 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-07-29. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WOOD CHAIRS PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND CARTONS AT BOILER ROOM CELLAR., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 2008151
• Class B: Roof defect (roof). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CORNICE ROOF FRONT., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 2008157
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT CEILING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2002-07-29. HPD violation 2061170
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LIGHT FIXTURE AT EAST WALL 2 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2002-07-29. HPD violation 2008197
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING, issued 2002-07-29. HPD violation 2008253
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE EAST WALL 2 STY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2002-07-29. HPD violation 2008204
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18881979
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-10. HPD violation 17992279

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)

2 open DOB violations. 2 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: PINCUS FREUND. Managing agent: YOEL FREUND. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 7, 2010. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2011 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3021870026, HPD building ID 364153. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Marcy Av (M, J, Z), 5 min walk
• Hewes St (M, J), 8 min walk
• Broadway (G), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.