298 Metropolitan Avenue

298 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 30 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 12 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• Had 13 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (30 open, 3 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 (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2021, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

30 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 10 class A, 5 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 7 issued in the last 12 months. 62 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-21. Newest violation issued 2026-08-12.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 72 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed 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 C: Mold, east wall, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ FT AT EAST WALL AND NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-11-14. HPD violation 18361604
• Class C: Mold, south wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ FT AT SOUTH WALL AND EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-11-14. HPD violation 18361607
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2023-05-15. HPD violation 15964693
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-11-14. HPD violation 18361606
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL AND CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-11-14. HPD violation 18361605
• Class B: Mold, east wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT EAST WALL, WEST WALL NORTH WALL AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-08-25. HPD violation 18181481
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-08-25. HPD violation 18181485
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B1), issued 2025-08-25. HPD violation 18181483

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 19 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

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)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 13 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: METROPOLITAN AVENUE 298-308 ASSOCIATES INC. Head officer: DANIEL MILLER. Managing agent: MINNOW ASSOCIATES, LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 2, 2020. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2021 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 3023670019, HPD building ID 336493. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bedford Av (L), 4 min walk
• Metropolitan Av (G), 7 min walk
• Lorimer St (L), 8 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.