152 Tapscott Street

152 Tapscott Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 43 open HPD violations, 27 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 27 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 27 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.
• 50 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (43 open, 27 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: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

43 open violations: 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. 17 issued in the last 12 months. 299 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-05-19. Newest violation issued 2026-09-14.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 279 days from issue to close for the 30 violations closed 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: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 18, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 18), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19004434
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 27, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 27), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19004475
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 18, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 18), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19004433
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 5th room from the east, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 24, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 24), issued 2025-06-17. HPD violation 18014923
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE PROVIDE SECURITY BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR., issued 2024-11-12. HPD violation 17405851
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT FRONT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-10-15. HPD violation 17334683
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 14, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 14), issued 2024-07-11. HPD violation 17113678
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 14, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 14), issued 2024-07-10. HPD violation 17113586

311 housing complaints

50 in the last 12 months, 205 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (18), Paint/Plaster (10), Plumbing (9), Unsanitary Condition (9), Door/Window (4).

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. 1 DOB violation 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: TAPSCOTT REALTY LLC. Head officer: ISAAC SCHWARTZ. Managing agent: ISAAC SCHWARTZ. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 12 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 14, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3035490029, HPD building ID 380701. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 3 min walk
• Saratoga Av (3), 5 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 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.