1256 Blake Avenue

1256 Blake Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 7 open HPD violations, 2 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 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (7 open, 2 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)

7 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 10 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2017-10-24. Newest violation issued 2017-11-13. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2017. 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: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2017-11-13. HPD violation 12064194
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 9; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY (apt 2NDFL), issued 2017-10-24. HPD violation 12026143
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 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 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2017-11-13. HPD violation 12064265
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-10-24. HPD violation 12026154
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-10-24. HPD violation 12026152
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY (apt 2NDFL), issued 2017-10-24. HPD violation 12026125
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND WALLS , 2nd STORY, issued 2017-10-24. HPD violation 12026163

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: LEE, RICHARD W. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3042810025, HPD building ID 210330. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Euclid Av (A, C), 6 min walk
• Grant Av (A), 10 min walk
• Shepherd Av (C), 12 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.