739 Pennsylvania Avenue
739 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 4 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).
Multi-family walk-up · 6 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).
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.
More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.
- Repairs: Medium (4 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 (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: High (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
4 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 99 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-09-01. Newest violation issued 2026-09-01.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 12,224 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.
- Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st 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 = 3, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178197
- Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR OVER DOOR RECESS LEADING TO REAR YARD AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178198
- Class B: Leak or water damage, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT DOOR RECESS LEADING TO REAR YARD AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19178199
- Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19187085
311 housing complaints
1 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 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)
2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 2 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
6 of 6 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: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: 739 Pennsylvania LLC. Head officer: Hersh Landau. Managing agent: HIL Group LLC. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Mar 4, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 3043230053, HPD building ID 353246. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Pennsylvania Av (3), 8 min walk
- Van Siclen Av (3), 8 min walk
- New Lots Av (L), 9 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 4 open (1 class C, 2 class B, 1 class A) | −27 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 1 | −8 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | 2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000 | −5 |
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.