265 Covert Street

265 Covert Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 2 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (3 open, 2 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)

3 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 72 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-06-09. Newest violation issued 2026-07-09.

10 closed in the last 90 days. Median 1,005 days from issue to close for the 64 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2026-07-09. HPD violation 19063601
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2NDFL), issued 2024-03-07. HPD violation 16721358
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2014-06-09. HPD violation 10266324

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 6 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: 265 Covert St LLC. Head officer: Jakup Shalesi. Managing agent: 265 Covert St LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 31, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3034180039, HPD building ID 227128. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Wilson Av (L), 5 min walk
• Halsey St (L), 6 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 12 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.