291 Powell Street

291 Powell Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 18 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 2006

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 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, 7 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: 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)

18 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-11-12. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

6 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: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2012-11-15. HPD violation 9640381
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT STREET ENTRANCE IRON GATE, issued 2009-04-08. HPD violation 7811188
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT IRON GATE AT ENTRANCE 1ST.STORY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2009-04-08. HPD violation 7811115
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCKING DEVICE AT EXIT GATE AT REAR OF APT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2008-11-26. HPD violation 7590359
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCKING DEVICE AT FRONT GATE AT ENTRANCE TO BLDG LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2008-11-26. HPD violation 7590360
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF A DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK ON METAL DOOR OF BUILDING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2008-11-26. HPD violation 7585896
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT FRONT ENTRANCE GATE TO BUILDING, issued 2008-11-12. HPD violation 7561463
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SADDLE AT DOOR. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2009-04-08. HPD violation 7811084

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)

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: HELENA BANFUL. Managing agent: DELROY JERRICK. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 24, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3037630112, HPD building ID 887620. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sutter Av (L), 3 min walk
• Livonia Av (L), 5 min walk
• Junius St (3), 5 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.