491 Emerald Street

491 Emerald Street in East New York, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 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 (8 open, 3 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: Not on file, records as of Oct 6, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-03-19. Newest violation issued 2017-11-09. 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: Plumbing defect (exterior). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTE PIPE AT REAR YARD, issued 2017-11-09. HPD violation 12052259
• Class C: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN HOUSE TRAP WASTE LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2017-11-09. HPD violation 12052208
• Class C: Unsanitary conditions, kitchen, 1st floor. ,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE STAGNANT SEWAGE WATER APPROX 1/2 INCHES KITCHEN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY (apt 1FL), issued 2017-11-09. HPD violation 12052246
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 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. LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2016-04-11. HPD violation 11191664
• Class B: Electrical defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALLWAY, issued 2015-03-26. HPD violation 10644555
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, kitchen, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR DOOR GASKET . IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2015-03-19. HPD violation 10633493
• Class B: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES OUTLETS . IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2015-03-19. HPD violation 10633451
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOORING AND VINYL TILES . IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2015-03-19. HPD violation 10633459

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: HOLDER, ANNETTE. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3044730046, HPD building ID 289321. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Grant Av (A), 11 min walk
• 80 St (A), 12 min walk
• 88 St (A), 15 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.