37 Varick Avenue

37 Varick Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 16 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 · 5 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 16 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 (16 open), 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 (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1980-09-22. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES 3 STORY, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466510
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, foyer, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM 3 STORY APT 2 IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466464
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466517
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER PLATE WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466524
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. THE PREMISES FORMERLY A VACANT BUILDING ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY OTHER THAN A CARETAKER WITHOUT OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 3 STY APT 3 , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 2215382
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 3rd STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466456
• Class B: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MAILBOX PAINTED SHUT 1 STORY PUBLIC HALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466478
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE BANISTER 2 TO 3 STORY AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY, issued 2009-08-06. HPD violation 3466491

311 housing complaints

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

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)

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: SIDNEY W JACKSON. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 1, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 3030050020, HPD building ID 386536. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jefferson St (L), 5 min walk
• Morgan Av (L), 6 min walk
• DeKalb Av (L), 10 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.