220 Highland Boulevard

220 Highland Boulevard in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, has 54 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and 66 of 94 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family elevator · 94 units · Built 1928

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 14 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 66 of 94 units are rent-stabilized; 87 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (54 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 14 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

54 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 11 class A. 16 issued in the last 12 months. 635 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-04-07. Newest violation issued 2026-09-10.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 90 days from issue to close for the 24 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Electrical defect, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES AT CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2I), issued 2026-09-10. HPD violation 19199963
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4I, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 4I), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18280576
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4I, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 4I), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18280577
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1M, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1M), issued 2022-08-30. HPD violation 15335461
• 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 1M, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1M), issued 2022-08-30. HPD violation 15335460
• 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 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 2N), issued 2022-07-21. HPD violation 15260383
• 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 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt 2N), issued 2022-07-21. HPD violation 15260384
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 1K, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1K), issued 2021-10-12. HPD violation 14619677

311 housing complaints

51 in the last 12 months, 168 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (14), Door/Window (12), Unsanitary Condition (11), Plumbing (7), Water Leak (4).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

10 executed evictions in the last 3 years (13 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

66 of 94 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 66 in 2024, 87 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: BNS.BUILDINGS LLC. Head officer: EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS. Managing agent: NCONWAY@ALMAREALTY.COM. This owner has 60 buildings on record, 39 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 17, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3038860005, HPD building ID 312511. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Van Siclen Av (J, Z), 5 min walk
• Alabama Av (J, Z), 8 min walk
• Cleveland St (J), 9 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.