702 Sheffield Avenue

702 Sheffield Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 33 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1922

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (33 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), 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)

33 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 13 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 34 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-21. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM THAT IS MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2022-01-20. HPD violation 14782437
• Class C: Mold. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD CEILING WINDOW FRAME AND EAST WALL NORTHEAST ROOM 2 STY FRONT APT 2F ER1. LOCATED AT APT 2F (apt 2F), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 2025706
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 1 STY EAST APT 1F ER1 , SECTION '' '' (apt 1F), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 2025694
• Class C: Mold. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD WINDOW ON STOOL AND NORTH WALL WEST ROOM 2 STY FRONT APT 2F. LOCATED AT APT 2F (apt 2F), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 2025700
• Class C: Mold, kitchen. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD AT WINDOW AND WINDOW STOOL KITCHEN 2 STY FRONT APT 2F ER1. LOCATED AT APT 2F (apt 2F), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 2025703
• Class C: Mold. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD EAST WALL SOUTHEAST ROOM 2 STY FRONT APT 2F ER1. LOCATED AT APT 2F (apt 2F), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 2025705
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS STAIRS 1 STY PUBLIC HALL ER1., issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 2025711
• Class B: Lighting defect (exterior). INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 100 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE THE ORTH YARD NIGHT INSPECTION., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 2066872

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 3 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: BERNARD WILLIAMS. Managing agent: BERNARD WILLIAMS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3042970036, HPD building ID 369338. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (L), 7 min walk
• Pennsylvania Av (3), 7 min walk
• Van Siclen Av (3), 9 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.