1281 Madison Street

1281 Madison Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 43 open HPD violations, 5 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 · 5 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 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.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (43 open, 5 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

43 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 21 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 51 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1988-02-23. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

• 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 1 STY PUBLIC HALL AND ON BOILER ROOM DOOR, issued 2002-07-15. HPD violation 1703691
• Class C: Lead paint hazard (basement). REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 2ND ROOM FROM RONT BASEMENT APT 1 GARCIA NO PHONE ER1 LOCATED AT APT 1 (apt 1), issued 1990-09-11. HPD violation 1703694
• Class C: Lead paint hazard (basement). REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING FRONT ROOM BASEMENT STY APT 1 GARCIA NO PHONE ER1 LOCATED AT APT 1 (apt 1), issued 1990-09-11. HPD violation 1703693
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CELING REAR ROOM 2 STY APT 3 VALDEZ 919 9114. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 1988-10-18. HPD violation 1703678
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILING 2 STY APT 3 FRONT ROOM VALDEZ NO PHOME. LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 1988-02-23. HPD violation 1703669
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILING 3 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-05-29. HPD violation 1703675
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (basement). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE BASEMENT APT., issued 2008-05-29. HPD violation 1703680
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS STAIRWAY BASEMENT STY TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-05-29. HPD violation 1703684

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: THEO M BETHEL. Managing agent: MYRNA S MAYHEW. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 2, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033610036, HPD building ID 330664. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 6 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 6 min walk
• Knickerbocker 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.