279 Irving Avenue

279 Irving Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 24 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (24 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

24 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2009-12-02. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2009. 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: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN NAD BATHROOM-2ND STY. APT., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 5117424
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: INSTALL CENTRAL HOT WATER SYSTEM OR, IF FEASIBLE, INDIVIDUAL HOT WATER HEATERS, AND FILE AN APPLICATION FORAPPROVAL BEFORE DOING WORK KITCHEN AND BATHROOM -2ND STY. APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 5117425
• Class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE TEMPORARY SEALED TO ALL ACCESSIBLE OPENING., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 5117436
• Class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE TEMPORARY SEAL OF BUILDING., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 5117438
• 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 3B, 3rd STORY (apt 3B), issued 2009-12-02. HPD violation 8171209
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2009-12-02. HPD violation 8171204
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER WALLS AND CEILING PUBLIC HALLS ALL STORIES., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 5117421
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TILE FLOOR OF BATHROOM-2ND STY. APT., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 5117429

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: SYFFRARD, ROLAND. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033100001, HPD building ID 315834. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 3 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 4 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 5 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.