40 Palmetto Street

40 Palmetto Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1921

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (12 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 20 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-10-01. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTER AT THIRD STORY PUBLIC HALL , 3rd STORY, issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6509381
• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY (apt 4), issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6483398
• Class C: Mold, 1st room from the east. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD AND MILDEW . AT EAST/SOUTH 1 ROOM AT BSMT AT 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH, APARTMENT, issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 4633403
• Class B: Roof defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL , 4th STORY, issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6558083
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect, ceiling. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE METAL HANGER OF THE SPRINKLER PIPE AT THE CEILING , 4th STORY, issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6558087
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6117450
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6117451
• Class B: Leak or water damage, foyer. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2009-10-01. HPD violation 6117452

311 housing complaints

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

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: MARGARET a NOLDON. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033480027, HPD building ID 351123. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Gates Av (J, Z), 2 min walk
• Halsey St (J), 6 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 10 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.