775 Blake Avenue

775 Blake Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 21 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 12 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, 55/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 14 buildings' registrations; 8 graded D or F.
• 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (21 open, 5 class C), 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 (1 open DOB violation), 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)

21 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 122 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-12-21. Newest violation issued 2025-06-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 423 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1A), issued 2023-06-26. HPD violation 16061486
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2A), issued 2023-06-22. HPD violation 16061521
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2A), issued 2023-06-22. HPD violation 16061510
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2A), issued 2023-06-22. HPD violation 16061504
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-01-10. HPD violation 15659937
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, 5th room from the east, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AND OR WATER PENETRATION AT THE 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4C), issued 2023-12-20. HPD violation 16532825
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, kitchen, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AND OR WATER PENETRATION AT THE 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4C), issued 2023-12-20. HPD violation 16532822
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, 4th room from the east, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AND OR WATER PENETRATION AT THE 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4C), issued 2023-12-20. HPD violation 16532824

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 16 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

12 of 12 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: 12 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: U.S. BROWNSVILLE II, HDFC. Head officer: Gary Golding. Managing agent: URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP. This owner has 14 buildings on record, 8 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3040410001, HPD building ID 210479. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Van Siclen Av (3), 5 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (C), 6 min walk
• New Lots Av (3), 7 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.