291 Wyona Street

291 Wyona Street in East New York, Brooklyn, has 123 open HPD violations, 20 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 · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 20 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 7 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 (123 open, 20 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)

123 open violations: 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 77 class B, 25 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 19 issued in the last 12 months. 140 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-01-22. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 189 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

7 open violations are 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, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2025-12-01. HPD violation 18469595
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (exterior). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DROPPING LADDER OBSTRACTING BY RAIL AT DECK, REAR YARD, issued 2025-08-04. HPD violation 18124954
• 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 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2025-08-01. HPD violation 18124950
• Class C: No heat / heating defect. 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 , , 1st STORY, issued 2017-12-28. HPD violation 12160684
• Class C: Electrical defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES , IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2017-12-28. HPD violation 12160676
• 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 ... AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2016-09-16. HPD violation 11392506
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2012-08-23. HPD violation 9548932
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2012-08-23. HPD violation 9548913

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (2), Paint/Plaster (1).

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: 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: JAMES E RUSSELL. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 29, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3037410011, HPD building ID 398643. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Van Siclen Av (C), 3 min walk
• Liberty Av (C), 6 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (J, Z), 9 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.