97 Starr Street

97 Starr Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 101 open HPD violations, 18 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 18 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (101 open, 18 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

101 open violations: 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 41 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 116 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-08-23. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

2 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: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2020-08-25. HPD violation 13784273
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2020-08-24. HPD violation 13776620
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2020-08-24. HPD violation 13776619
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2019-11-06. HPD violation 13409690
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2019-11-06. HPD violation 13409689
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd window frame from the east, south wall, 4th room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2013-07-15. HPD violation 9902089
• Class C: Missing window guards, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2043.1 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 = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 4; LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2013-07-15. HPD violation 9898093
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3L), issued 2013-07-15. HPD violation 9902092

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

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. 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.

Owner and management

Owner: SHOTARO & COMPANY INC.. Head officer: CHIU-YIn LAu. Managing agent: CHIU YIn LAu. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3031860042, HPD building ID 375936. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Central Av (M), 6 min walk
• Jefferson St (L), 7 min walk
• DeKalb Av (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.