523 Sheffield Avenue

523 Sheffield Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 31 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (31 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

31 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 10 class A. 6 issued in the last 12 months. 65 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-12-21. Newest violation issued 2026-06-05.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 604 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches (hallway). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2026-06-05. HPD violation 18978312
• 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 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2019-09-30. HPD violation 13300592
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2019-09-30. HPD violation 13300593
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2026-06-05. HPD violation 18978311
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BULKHEAD DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY, issued 2023-05-23. HPD violation 15995507
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FRAME AROUND SKYLIGHT AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY, issued 2023-05-23. HPD violation 15995506
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD WOOD TREADS FROM BOTTOM UP FROM BASEMENT INTERMIDIATE LANDING TO 1ST STY AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2023-05-23. HPD violation 15995513
• 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 ONE OR MORE LIGHTS WITH AN AGGREGATE OF NOT LESS THAN 100 WATTS INCANDECENT OR EQUIVALENT, issued 2019-09-30. HPD violation 13300594

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 11 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Paint/Plaster (1).

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: CASMAS BAILEY. Managing agent: Casmas L Bailey. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 4, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3038220013, HPD building ID 369254. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Pennsylvania Av (3), 1 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (3), 6 min walk
• Livonia Av (L), 6 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.