297 Pennsylvania Avenue

297 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 22 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 22 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 (22 open), 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 33 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-07-13. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 8 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. , 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO MULTIPLE DWELLING USE IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY, issued 2019-07-31. HPD violation 13198170
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS BATHTUB, WATER CLOSET, WASH BASIN AND SINK AT BASEMENT, issued 2019-07-31. HPD violation 13198172
• Class B: Gas defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS RANGE AT BASEMENT, issued 2019-07-31. HPD violation 13198174
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2018-10-10. HPD violation 12630250
• Class B: ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SCUTTLE LADDER AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2018-10-10. HPD violation 12630245
• Class B: Gas defect (basement). - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE GAS RANGE WITH OVEN AT BASEMENT, issued 2017-03-22. HPD violation 11699381
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS WASH BASIN, BATHTUB, WATER CLOSET AND KITCHEN SINK AT BASEMENT, issued 2017-03-22. HPD violation 11699367
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2017-03-07. HPD violation 11676859

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 297 PENNSYLVANIA AVE LLC. Head officer: MICHAEL BOUSKILA. Managing agent: 297 PENNSULVANIA AVE LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3037550015, HPD building ID 353052. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Van Siclen Av (C), 6 min walk
• Liberty Av (C), 6 min walk
• Sutter Av (L), 7 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.