659 Bedford Avenue

659 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 3 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 11 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (11 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)

11 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 9 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-04-12. Newest violation issued 2022-02-23. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• 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 LIGHTS NOT ON, issued 2005-10-19. HPD violation 5749037
• 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 FIXTURE PRESENT LIGHT NOT ON, issued 2002-04-12. HPD violation 4165670
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WALLS 1 STY VESTIBULE., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1146932
• Class A: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT LINTELS 2 3 4 STYS SOUTH & WEST OF BLDG., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1146934
• Class A: Broken window or sash. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD TRIM BY WINDOW 2 STY BLDG SOUTH., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1146935
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). REFIT DOOR ENTRANCE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1146936
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER WALLS 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1146937
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1146938

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: GOLDBERGER FAMILY TRUST. Head officer: MARC GOLDBERGER. Managing agent: MARC GOLDBERGER. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3022180001, HPD building ID 207094. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Flushing Av (G), 8 min walk
• Hewes St (M, J), 9 min walk
• Marcy Av (M, J, Z), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.