581 Williams Avenue

581 Williams Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 40 open HPD violations, 8 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 8 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 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 (40 open, 8 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: Expired Sep 30, 1996, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

40 open violations: 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 4 issued in the last 12 months. 41 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-10-17. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18848865
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st 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 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18848866
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SWITCH COVER AT SWITCH AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2012-02-28. HPD violation 9343228
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR, issued 2011-12-12. HPD violation 9238047
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2011-12-09. HPD violation 9238099
• Class C: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WAISTELINE OF SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2011-12-09. HPD violation 9238146
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CASCADING WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2011-12-09. HPD violation 9238107
• Class C: -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER (apt 1), issued 2011-10-17. HPD violation 9160723

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2).

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: JOYCE M KEMP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 6, 1996. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 1996 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3038360006, HPD building ID 395875. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Pennsylvania Av (3), 5 min walk
• New Lots Av (L), 5 min walk
• Livonia Av (L), 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.