53 Russell Street

53 Russell Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 6 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 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (6 open), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 10 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-30. Newest violation issued 2022-03-01. 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: Door, lock or intercom defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR WITH DOOR INTACT CELLAR FRONT., issued 2008-06-30. HPD violation 2008956
• Class B: Electrical defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL CEILING FIXTURE BASEMENT APT FRONT ROOM., issued 2008-06-30. HPD violation 2061491
• Class B: 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 THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-30. HPD violation 2061492
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING PLASTERBOARD CLG CELLAR REAR., issued 2008-06-30. HPD violation 2008953
• Class A: Unapproved alteration, bathroom. SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION SUSPENDED CLG BATHROOM BASEMENT APT., issued 2008-06-30. HPD violation 2061489
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WALLS PANELED SUSPENDED CLG INSTALLED CREATING ROOM CELLAR FRONT., issued 2008-06-30. HPD violation 2061490

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: 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: BRZEZINSKI TRUST DATED OCTOBER 27, 2021. Head officer: DANIELLE BRZEZINSKA. Managing agent: DANIELLE BRZEZINSKA. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 27, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3027020034, HPD building ID 364518. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Nassau Av (G), 8 min walk
• Graham Av (L), 11 min walk
• Lorimer St (L), 13 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.