223 Central Avenue

223 Central Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 7 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 21 buildings' registrations; 11 graded D or F.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (7 open), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 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)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 13 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-13. Newest violation issued 2025-06-09.

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

• Class B: Gas defect. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS RANGE , 4th STORY, issued 2021-05-14. HPD violation 14335321
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. , 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY, 4th STORY, issued 2021-05-14. HPD violation 14334419
• Class B: ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CLASS A APARTMENT 4B CREATINING 1ST. FROM NORTH AT EAST , 4th STORY, issued 2021-05-14. HPD violation 14334425
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC WALL TILES BATHROOM, 2ND STORY APT., issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 4834119
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5607763
• Class B: Broken window or sash, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT SKYLIGHT BATHROOM, 2ND STORY APT., issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 4834118
• Class A: Gas defect. HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED, issued 2020-10-01. HPD violation 13839627

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 4 in 5 years. Most common: 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: 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: 223 C GROUP LLC. Head officer: MENDEL GOLD. Managing agent: 223 C GROUP LLC. This owner has 21 buildings on record, 11 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 6, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3032660008, HPD building ID 218609. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Central Av (M), 4 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 4 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 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 2026-10-27.