Bay Ridge, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has 1,826 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 901 A, 200 B, 292 C, 266 D and 167 F. The median building has 1.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 8,989 of its 37,474 residential units (24%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (3,506), unsanitary condition (927), and plumbing (467).

Bay Ridge by the numbers

9,673 residential buildings (37,474 units) on record. 26,745 open HPD violations (5,229 class C, immediately hazardous). 5,969 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 181 executed evictions in 3 years, 132 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 469 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Bay Ridge

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 538 82nd Street: 426.7 open violations per 10 units (256 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 634 73rd Street: 363.3 open violations per 10 units (218 open, 6 units), grade F
  3. 262 72nd Street: 288.3 open violations per 10 units (173 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  4. 586 74th Street: 280 open violations per 10 units (252 open, 9 units), grade F
  5. 6823 Ridge Boulevard: 277.5 open violations per 10 units (555 open, 20 units), grade F

Best five in Bay Ridge

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 332 90th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner
  2. 149 96th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: GSTAT REALTY LLC
  3. 7715 4th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 15 units), grade A, owner: 7715 4th Avenue LLC
  4. 474 Ovington Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner
  5. 272 Wakeman Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: 271 67TH STREET REALTY INC

Largest landlords in Bay Ridge

By units in Bay Ridge, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. MICHAEL V NIAMONITAKIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 497 units in 15 buildings
  2. MEHMET KALKAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 343 units in 5 buildings
  3. LEONARD SCHWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 257 units in 3 buildings
  4. ANDREW LEVINE (head officer on HPD registrations): 209 units in 2 buildings
  5. CHARLES ALPERT (head officer on HPD registrations): 199 units in 2 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.