201 Penn Street

201 Penn Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 12 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 10 buildings on record; 3 graded D or F.
• 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 (12 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 7 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-11-27. Newest violation issued 2025-06-10.

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 B: Items blocking a hallway or exit. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SCUTTLE CLOSET 3 STY PUB HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870739
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). SECTION 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, CELLAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870732
• Class B: Lighting defect. D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION ALL STYS PUB HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870736
• Class B: Roof defect (roof). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE EGRESS OBSTRUCTED. PROVIDE PROPER MEANS OF EGRESS BY REMOVING PARTITIONS FORMING CLOSET ENCLOSING SCUTTLE LADDER TO ROOF 3 STY PUB HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870738
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS REQUIRED LIGHTS NOT ON., issued 2007-11-27. HPD violation 7025390
• Class A: Garbage not removed (basement). D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870733
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER SOFFIT OF STAIR CELLAR TO BASEMENT PUB HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870735
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING PLASTER BOARD CEILING CELLAR FRONT AND REAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1870734

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: LLC. Head officer: David Breuer. Managing agent: Dudi Brewer. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 7, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3022120045, HPD building ID 352874. 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 2026-10-27.