938 Bushwick Avenue

938 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 24 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 3 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 3 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.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 4 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• 3 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (24 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 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: Expired Sep 1, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

24 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 45 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-04. Newest violation issued 2025-09-22.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 83 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed 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: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7), issued 2024-01-08. HPD violation 16576139
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). 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 AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-01-04. HPD violation 15639290
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT NORTH ENTRANCE DOOR, 2ND STORY APT 2., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4792099
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17686669 ISSUED 11-FEB-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 3F), issued 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18025604
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3F), issued 2025-02-13. HPD violation 17686670
• Class B: Mold, north wall, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10 SQUARE FEET AT EAST WINDOW RECESS AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7), issued 2024-01-29. HPD violation 16627037
• Class B: Mold, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 20 SQUARE FEET AT WINDOW RECESS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7), issued 2024-01-29. HPD violation 16627036
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT CEILING, 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 4792097

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 31 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (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)

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

3 of 8 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).

Owner and management

Owner: 938 BUSHWICK DEVELOPMENT LLC. Head officer: RONEN BEN-JOSEF. Managing agent: RONEN BEN-JOSEF. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 20, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 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 3032940014, HPD building ID 1005293. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Gates Av (J, Z), 4 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 5 min walk
• Central Av (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.