56 St Nicholas Avenue

56 St Nicholas Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 1 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: High (3 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)

10 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 30 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-11-10. Newest violation issued 2024-07-31. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Mold, south wall, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 8 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING, AND 2 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16956850 ISSUED 08-MAY-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 1R), issued 2024-07-31. HPD violation 17163993
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CANS BLOCKING THE DROP LADDER LANDING AREEA, issued 2018-06-01. HPD violation 12408015
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3F), issued 2015-02-17. HPD violation 10557290
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3F), issued 2015-02-17. HPD violation 10557289
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKS AT DOOR TO ENTRANCE TO BLDG AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY, issued 2015-02-17. HPD violation 10557284
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). THAT IS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3F), issued 2015-02-17. HPD violation 10557288
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FRON, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3FRON), issued 2013-12-03. HPD violation 10050812
• Class B: Missing window guards, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WINDOW GUARD INSTALLED AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2008-11-10. HPD violation 7561863

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 16 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Plumbing (1).

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)

3 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 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: JEFFREY FOX. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 17, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3032000031, HPD building ID 375359. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jefferson St (L), 2 min walk
• DeKalb Av (L), 5 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 11 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.