596 Van Siclen Avenue

596 Van Siclen Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (12 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-04. Newest violation issued 2011-01-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2011. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICITY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2011-01-10. HPD violation 8759277
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2011-01-10. HPD violation 8759278
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2038 ADMIN CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR MINIMUM 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMIINATION AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2011-01-10. HPD violation 8759276
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILING BATHROOM 1ST STY APT. 1, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 5820967
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASH BASIN BATHROOM 1ST STORY APT. 1, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 5820968
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR KITCHEN 1ST STORY APT. 1, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 5820969
• Class B: Roaches. SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES THROUGHOUT 1ST STORY APT. 1, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 5820964
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER TOP SINK KITCHEN 1ST STORY APT. 1, issued 2009-08-04. HPD violation 5820971

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: CLEOPHUS O'CONNOR. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3040870038, HPD building ID 385477. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Van Siclen Av (3), 1 min walk
• New Lots Av (3), 5 min walk
• Pennsylvania 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.