232 Hewes Street

232 Hewes Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 3 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 17 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 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 (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)

17 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 10 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-18. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

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

• Class B: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CINDER BLOCK WALL FRONT BOILER ROOM., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577417
• Class B: Electrical defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER ELECTRIC FUSE BOXES NORTH AND EAST WALL CELLAR., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577416
• Class B: Fire escape defect (roof). D26-10.01 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE GOOSENECK LADDER AT ROOF REAR., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577406
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue (basement). SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION FORMER BASEMENT APT CONVERTED TO STORE DECREASE IN OCCUPANCY BASEMENT STORE., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577414
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (stairs). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BULKHEAD LANDING AND STAIRWAY., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577407
• Class B: Electrical defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577415
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING HANDRAIL STAIRS YARD TO CELLAR FRONT OF BLDG., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1577412
• 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 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18867337

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: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation 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: SARAH HALPERT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3022120036, HPD building ID 312048. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Hewes St (M, J), 4 min walk
• Marcy Av (M, J, Z), 6 min walk
• Broadway (G), 6 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.