472 Amboy Street

472 Amboy Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 18 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: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• 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 (18 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 (Owner reported none, 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)

18 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 33 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-09-28. Newest violation issued 2025-06-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 290 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE THAT IS UNSTABLE OR UNSOUND USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS. CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2002-06-11. HPD violation 4228550
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE THAT IS UNSTABLE OR UNSOUND USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS. SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2002-06-11. HPD violation 4228546
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED. (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT), issued 2014-10-02. HPD violation 10400948
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2005-08-09. HPD violation 5640944
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2002-06-11. HPD violation 4228553
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2002-06-11. HPD violation 4228547
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC WALL TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2002-06-11. HPD violation 4228552
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2F), issued 2002-06-11. HPD violation 4228551

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: Colin A Reid. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3036100042, HPD building ID 184277. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 6 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 7 min walk
• Junius St (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.