976 Sutter Avenue

976 Sutter Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 4 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 5 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 4 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (4 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 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: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

4 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. 13 issued in the last 12 months. 142 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1996-04-23. Newest violation issued 2026-01-02.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 97 days from issue to close for the 15 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT ENTRANCE TO 3 STY SOUTH APT 3R. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3R), issued 1996-04-23. HPD violation 1899530
• Class A: Roof defect (roof). PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION CORNICE AT ROOF AT BUILDING FRONT AND NORTH EXTERIOR OF BUILDING, issued 2021-05-20. HPD violation 14346986
• Class A: Fire escape defect. AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL PARTS, ALL STACKS, ALL STORIES AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2018-07-13. HPD violation 12471427
• Class A: Floor or stair defect (hallway). 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 CELLAR STAIR FROM 1 STY TO PUBLIC HALL REMOVED., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 1899521

311 housing complaints

7 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4), Plumbing (2), Water Leak (1).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: EASTERN PROPERTIES 976 LLC. Head officer: JOSEPH ECKSTEIN. Managing agent: WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 8, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3040500016, HPD building ID 380215. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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