597 Pennsylvania Avenue

597 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 9 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 9 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner has 3 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 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)

9 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-19. Newest violation issued 2025-06-10.

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

• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). SECTION 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, AT CELLAR REAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873109
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SADDLE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG AT NORTH., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873112
• Class B: Lighting defect. D26-19.07 ADM CODE INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 40 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE THE SOUTH COURT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873115
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 178, 217 M/D LAW MAKE EFFECTIVE THE LIGHT AND VENTILATION OF SKYLIGHT BY REMOVING FROM BENEATH SAME THE DOMELIGHT LOCATED IN CEILING AT 2ND STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873107
• Class A: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). D26-16.03 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RAIN LEADER REAR YARD SOUTH., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873113
• Class A: Roof defect (roof). D26-16.03 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GUTTER MAIN ROOF REAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873114
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (basement). SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION CONSISTING OF WOOD STUD PARTITIONS ERECTED AT CELLAR REAR FRONT & CENTER., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873111
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER BOARD CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 1873108

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: PEDRO RAMOS. Head officer: PEDRO RAMOS. Managing agent: LILLIAN RAMOS. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3038400014, HPD building ID 353179. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Pennsylvania Av (3), 3 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (3), 6 min walk
• Livonia Av (L), 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 2026-10-28.