2742 Pitkin Avenue

2742 Pitkin Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 22 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 42 of 40 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (67/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 40 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 67/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 42 of 40 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (22 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 1 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 326 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-05-02. Newest violation issued 2025-11-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 25 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. : CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES., issued 2025-09-09. HPD violation 18221323
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS., issued 2025-09-09. HPD violation 18221324
• Class C: Broken window or sash (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER GLASS PANE AT VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2025-05-30. HPD violation 17929176
• Class B: Lead paint hazard, 2nd floor. , 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B1, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B1), issued 2025-09-17. HPD violation 18236864
• Class B: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A4, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''2742'', 1st FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A4), issued 2025-09-17. HPD violation 18236861
• Class B: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''2742'', 1st FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A3), issued 2025-09-17. HPD violation 18236859
• Class B: Lead paint hazard, 4th floor. , 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D5, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''2742'', 1st FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D5), issued 2025-09-17. HPD violation 18236877
• Class B: Lead paint hazard, 2nd floor. , 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B2), issued 2025-09-17. HPD violation 18236865

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (3).

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: 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. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

42 of 40 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: 42 in 2024, 42 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: GIT LEB LLC. Head officer: JOSEPH MENCZER. Managing agent: MENTS MANAGEMENT LLC. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 7, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3042340012, HPD building ID 354374. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Euclid Av (A, C), 2 min walk
• Grant Av (A), 6 min walk
• Shepherd Av (C), 11 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.