374 South 5th Street

374 South 5th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 12 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 41 units · Built 1914

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 12 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.
• 12 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (25 open, 12 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), 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)

25 open violations: 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. 23 issued in the last 12 months. 581 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-02-19. Newest violation issued 2025-12-08.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 99 days from issue to close for the 26 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: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2024-03-18. HPD violation 16751140
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 21, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 21), issued 2023-09-14. HPD violation 16215339
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 21, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 21), issued 2023-09-14. HPD violation 16215338
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 11), issued 2023-04-05. HPD violation 15879172
• Class C: Required notice or sign missing. PROVIDE DWELLING WITH A JANITOR OR RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR JANITORIAL SERVICE., issued 2022-01-05. HPD violation 13605777
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF 130F. FOUND 169F. AT HOT WATER FIXTURES IN BATHROOM. TERM.# 92272 IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 17, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 17), issued 2022-01-05. HPD violation 12424110
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR, issued 2022-01-05. HPD violation 12916775
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM NO INFORMATION POSTED AT WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2022-01-05. HPD violation 13605782

311 housing complaints

12 in the last 12 months, 54 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (3), Plumbing (3), Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (2).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 4 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 40 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 374 South 5 LLC. Head officer: Sam Rubin. Managing agent: FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT INC. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 2, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3024630015, HPD building ID 372444. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Hewes St (M, J), 2 min walk
• Marcy Av (M, J, Z), 4 min walk
• Broadway (G), 5 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.