91 Riverdale Avenue

91 Riverdale Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 49 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 28 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 4 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.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 6 buildings' registrations; 6 graded D or F.
• 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 (49 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: Medium (5 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)

49 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 15 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 248 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-01-09. 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: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 4th 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) SOUTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6D), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14996881
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the south, west wall, foyer, 4th 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 SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6D), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14996879
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 5; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6D), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14985928
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3 STY SOUTH CENTER APT 6C BATHROOM ER1. LOCATED AT APT 6C (apt 6C), issued 2008-05-28. HPD violation 1989098
• Class B: Mold, north wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT ( APPROXIMATELY 4SQFT) WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13096375 ISSUED 29-MAY-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 3B), issued 2019-10-01. HPD violation 13309781
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1D, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1D), issued 2019-05-28. HPD violation 13090188
• Class B: Roaches, 4th floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 1D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1D), issued 2014-10-03. HPD violation 10402396
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING IRON BALUSTERS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIR BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND STROY, issued 2014-09-18. HPD violation 10384571

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)

5 open DOB violations, 4 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 5 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: Ellis Family 91 Riverdale Avenue. Head officer: Fred L Ellis. Managing agent: Ellis Family LLC. This owner has 6 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3035840001, HPD building ID 362373. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 3 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 6 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 11 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.