188 Irving Avenue

188 Irving Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• Had 6 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (14 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 45 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-03-30. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 16 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2019-08-19. HPD violation 13229975
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2019-08-19. HPD violation 13229973
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING , 1st STORY, issued 2019-05-28. HPD violation 13087136
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2019-08-19. HPD violation 13229941
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS AT 2ND STORY BALCONY, SOUTH STACK AT BUILDING REAR, issued 2019-08-19. HPD violation 13229960
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2019-08-19. HPD violation 13229946
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND TUB BASE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2019-08-19. HPD violation 13229953
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1L), issued 2018-11-07. HPD violation 12744158

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (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. 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 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: SARAH AVIAD. Managing agent: ARIEL BROWN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 16, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3032690033, HPD building ID 315759. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• DeKalb Av (L), 3 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 4 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 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.