520 Riverdale Avenue

520 Riverdale Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1930

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (6 open, 2 class C), 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: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Oct 1, 2003, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 7 issued in the last 12 months. 107 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-12-15. Newest violation issued 2026-04-14.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY (apt 1A), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18507194
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY (apt 1A), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18507200
• 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 CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18507196 ISSUED 08-DEC-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1A), issued 2026-04-14. HPD violation 18792401
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1A), issued 2025-12-16. HPD violation 18507373
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY (apt 1A), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18507203
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY (apt 1A), issued 2025-12-15. HPD violation 18507205

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: HPENY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 17, 2003. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2003 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 3038360026, HPD building ID 362337. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Pennsylvania Av (3), 4 min walk
• Livonia Av (L), 4 min walk
• New Lots 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.