142 Central Avenue

142 Central Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 97 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (30/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 30/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 12 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (97 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (4 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)

97 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 16 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 200 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1987-10-13. Newest violation issued 2024-11-06.

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

12 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2024-11-06. HPD violation 17400995
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT BASEMENT, issued 2024-04-19. HPD violation 16818991
• Class C: Rats (basement). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS AT BASEMENT, issued 2024-04-19. HPD violation 16825401
• Class C: Missing window guards, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2024-02-26. HPD violation 16700581
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L , 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3L), issued 2023-01-20. HPD violation 15671044
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3L), issued 2022-01-03. HPD violation 14750538
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS APPROX. 30 SQ.FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3L), issued 2019-09-09. HPD violation 13263365
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3L), issued 2019-08-12. HPD violation 13220522

311 housing complaints

8 in the last 12 months, 56 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8).

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)

4 open DOB violations, all 4 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

6 of 6 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LOS SURES TPT YR15 HDFC. Head officer: JUAN RAMOS. Managing agent: HSC MANAGEMENT CORP.. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3031840039, HPD building ID 218553. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Central Av (M), 3 min walk
• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 8 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 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.