227 Himrod Street

227 Himrod Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 29 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• Had 6 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (29 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No 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: Expired Sep 1, 2022, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

29 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 10 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 30 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-09-27. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect. POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING, issued 2021-04-06. HPD violation 14145364
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, kitchen, 1st 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 DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2006-09-28. HPD violation 6387006
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the north, east wall, 5th room from the north, 1st 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 DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st FIREPLACE FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2006-09-28. HPD violation 6387007
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the north, east wall, 3rd room from the north, 1st 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 CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR FRAME, 2nd CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR, 2nd CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR FRAME, 2nd CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2006-09-27. HPD violation 6385215
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 4th room from the north, 1st 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 DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2006-09-27. HPD violation 6385214
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, 2nd room from the north, 1st 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 DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WALL CABINET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2006-09-27. HPD violation 6385213
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE TREAD FIRST STEP UP FROM BOTTOM AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE, issued 2021-04-06. HPD violation 14145370
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2009-07-14. HPD violation 7958806

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

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. 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: LUIS A VELEZ, JR. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 30, 2021. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2022 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3032690055, HPD building ID 312855. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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