500 Vermont Street

500 Vermont Street in East New York, Brooklyn, has 47 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 5 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 19 buildings' registrations; 12 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (47 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 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)

47 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 5 class A. 52 issued in the last 12 months. 89 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-07. Newest violation issued 2026-10-14.

10 closed in the last 90 days. Median 86 days from issue to close for the 10 violations closed in the last 12 months.

5 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. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-12-29. HPD violation 18532895
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-12-29. HPD violation 18532894
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, floor, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE AT FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-12-29. HPD violation 18532901
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-12-29. HPD violation 18532896
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT FRONT ENTRANCE GATE TO BUILDING AT LOT LINE, issued 2021-03-15. HPD violation 14070894
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, door on the east wall, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SEALED DOOR AT EAST WALL OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO FIRE EASCAPE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt F), issued 2020-12-07. HPD violation 13921946
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT METAL GATE AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2020-12-07. HPD violation 13921940
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT. AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 19007653 ISSUED 15-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2NDFLO), issued 2026-10-14. HPD violation 19302527

311 housing complaints

9 in the last 12 months, 11 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (3), Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (2), Door/Window (1), Water Leak (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: 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: 500 Vermont St LLC. Head officer: Eddie Levy. Managing agent: Eddie Levy. This owner has 19 buildings on record, 12 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3037900044, HPD building ID 386781. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Pennsylvania Av (3), 4 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (3), 4 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (C), 8 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 2026-10-27.