Worst buildings in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

992 Jefferson Avenue has the most open HPD violations per 10 units of any graded rental building with 6 or more units in Bed-Stuy: 520 per 10 units, 468 open in all, 166 of them class C.

Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units, ranked by open NYC HPD housing code violations per 10 units, the same rule as the citywide list. Co-ops, condos and public housing (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. Class C means immediately hazardous. Records as of Oct 26, 2026.

#	Address	Units	Open per 10 units	Open violations	Grade	Owner
1	992 Jefferson Avenue	9	520	468 (166 class C)	F	992 JEFFERSON AVENUE LLC
2	205 Sumpter Street	6	445	267 (27 class C)	F	205 SUMPTER LLC
3	248 Franklin Avenue	6	433.3	260 (71 class C)	F	#1 STAR MANAGEMENT CORP
4	1449 Fulton Street	16	383.1	613 (279 class C)	F	1449 FULTON LLC
5	328 Chauncey Street	6	348.3	209 (65 class C)	F	328 CHAUNCEY ST INC
6	856 Willoughby Avenue	8	341.3	273 (92 class C)	F	EIGHT FIFTY-SIX WILLOUGHBY LLC
7	400 Tompkins Avenue	8	341.3	273 (104 class C)	F	MADISON EDJ LLC
8	898 Hancock Street	6	300	180 (34 class C)	F	Not on file
9	60 Patchen Avenue	8	296.3	237 (71 class C)	F	NEB LP
10	423 Throop Avenue	6	295	177 (40 class C)	F	NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
11	1499 Fulton Street	6	286.7	172 (43 class C)	F	1499 FULTON REALTY LLC
12	112 Malcolm X Boulevard	6	275	165 (35 class C)	F	Individual owner
13	1001 Putnam Avenue	6	271.7	163 (34 class C)	F	27 BEDSTUY. LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
14	984 Greene Avenue	32	266.9	854 (228 class C)	F	984-988 GREENE AVE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
15	35 Decatur Street	6	263.3	158 (40 class C)	F	Not on file
16	969 Putnam Avenue	8	251.3	201 (19 class C)	F	BSDC Kings Covenant HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
17	235 Tompkins Avenue	8	240	192 (24 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
18	355 Greene Avenue	8	240	192 (42 class C)	F	Food First Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. (City program owner (HDFC))
19	751 Monroe Street	7	231.4	162 (32 class C)	F	Not on file
20	609 Greene Avenue	6	228.3	137 (38 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
21	203 Macon Street	8	227.5	182 (45 class C)	F	Individual owner
22	33 Buffalo Avenue	6	226.7	136 (49 class C)	F	33 BUFFALO AVE CORP
23	98 Pulaski Street	6	215	129 (20 class C)	F	NEB LP
24	464 Madison Street	6	205	123 (26 class C)	F	MADISON EDJ LLC
25	278 Chauncey Street	8	202.5	162 (66 class C)	F	CHAUNCEY EQUITIES LLC
26	788 Lafayette Avenue	23	197	453 (95 class C)	F	BSDC 790 Lafayette Ave LP (City program owner (HDFC))
27	663 Mac Donough Street	6	193.3	116 (33 class C)	F	663 MAC DONOUGH REALTY LLC
28	25 Mac Donough Street	19	191.6	364 (123 class C)	F	NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE, HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
29	914 Jefferson Avenue	8	180	144 (29 class C)	F	Individual owner
30	594 Quincy Street	6	180	108 (12 class C)	F	Individual owner
31	425 Gates Avenue	17	175.9	299 (55 class C)	F	GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, LP
32	180 Quincy Street	16	175	280 (43 class C)	F	GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, LP
33	221 Madison Street	8	160	128 (22 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
34	826 Marcy Avenue	6	160	96 (25 class C)	F	Individual owner
35	13 Halsey Street	10	158	158 (34 class C)	F	13 HALSEY BAPAZ LLC
36	822 Marcy Avenue	6	155	93 (25 class C)	F	822 MARCY LLC
37	516 Greene Avenue	8	153.8	123 (12 class C)	F	GREENE AVE HOUSES LLC
38	173 Chauncey Street	6	151.7	91 (24 class C)	F	173 CHAUNCEY CORP
39	281 Quincy Street	25	151.6	379 (88 class C)	F	GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, LP
40	146 Herkimer Street	8	148.8	119 (18 class C)	F	Individual owner
41	327 Vernon Avenue	6	146.7	88 (24 class C)	F	AJX MORTGAGE TRUST 1
42	278 Marion Street	8	146.3	117 (29 class C)	F	CHAUCEY SUMPTER LP
43	354 Chauncey Street	16	143.1	229 (84 class C)	F	354 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC
44	4 Malcolm X Boulevard	10	143	143 (42 class C)	F	Individual owner
45	444 Lexington Avenue	20	142	284 (35 class C)	F	BRIDGE STREET DEVELOPMENT CORP (City program owner (HDFC))
46	692 Macon Street	8	140	112 (16 class C)	F	Not on file
47	195 Malcolm X Boulevard	6	140	84 (13 class C)	F	795 PUTNAM AVENUE, HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
48	1046 Greene Avenue	16	138.8	222 (45 class C)	F	NEB LP
49	100 Pulaski Street	20	138.5	277 (84 class C)	F	NEB LP
50	330 Chauncey Street	6	138.3	83 (36 class C)	F	FOUR STREETS HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
51	474 Halsey Street	6	138.3	83 (16 class C)	F	474 HOLDING CORP.
52	904 Dekalb Avenue	9	136.7	123 (25 class C)	F	910 DEKALB AVE LP (City program owner (HDFC))
53	249 Tompkins Avenue	6	136.7	82 (11 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
54	749 Lafayette Avenue	8	135	108 (41 class C)	F	NEB LP
55	346 Jefferson Avenue	10	132	132 (16 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
56	32 Patchen Avenue	6	131.7	79 (30 class C)	F	Not on file
57	440 Madison Street	6	131.7	79 (15 class C)	F	440 JDA LLC
58	829 Halsey Street	6	130	78 (14 class C)	F	829 Halsey LLC
59	1925 Fulton Street	36	129.4	466 (127 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
60	236 Pulaski Street	8	128.8	103 (26 class C)	F	YOOX HOLDING LLC
61	682 Jefferson Avenue	6	125	75 (14 class C)	F	Individual owner
62	54 Tompkins Avenue	8	123.8	99 (7 class C)	F	ZMT REALTY
63	73 Herkimer Street	6	123.3	74 (4 class C)	F	RICHARD N OSBORNE 73 LLC
64	175 Patchen Avenue	7	122.9	86 (14 class C)	F	Individual owner
65	854 Myrtle Avenue	33	121.5	401 (117 class C)	F	854 MYRTLE AVENUE, L.P
66	43 Monroe Street	7	120	84 (13 class C)	F	43 MONROE LLC
67	130 Vernon Avenue	6	120	72 (7 class C)	F	SILVA PROPERTIES, LLC
68	221 Pulaski Street	8	118.8	95 (15 class C)	F	221 REALTY GROUP LLC
69	529a Gates Avenue	8	118.8	95 (11 class C)	F	GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, LP
70	880 Jefferson Avenue	6	118.3	71 (10 class C)	F	880 JEFFERSON AVE LLC
71	61 Stuyvesant Avenue	6	118.3	71 (12 class C)	F	Individual owner
72	79 Lefferts Place	8	116.3	93 (6 class C)	F	Not on file
73	1005 Putnam Avenue	16	115	184 (32 class C)	F	1005 PUTNAM AVENUE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
74	486 Kosciuszko Street	8	115	92 (14 class C)	F	Not on file
75	787 Quincy Street	7	114.3	80 (9 class C)	F	787 QUINCY ST LLC
76	386 Jefferson Avenue	6	113.3	68 (4 class C)	F	Individual owner
77	241 Ralph Avenue	7	112.9	79 (20 class C)	F	Ralph New York City LLC
78	821 Hancock Street	6	111.7	67 (4 class C)	F	Individual owner
79	653 Mac Donough Street	6	108.3	65 (18 class C)	F	HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LP
80	319 Chauncey Street	6	108.3	65 (23 class C)	F	CHAUNCEY PARK LLC
81	693 Halsey Street	6	108.3	65 (13 class C)	F	Explore Realty
82	633 Hancock Street	6	106.7	64 (19 class C)	F	BSDC Kings Covenant HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
83	144 Madison Street	16	106.3	170 (27 class C)	F	GATES CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, LP
84	570 Willoughby Avenue	8	106.3	85 (21 class C)	F	570 Willoughby Avenue HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
85	466 Nostrand Avenue	8	106.3	85 (16 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
86	1078 Putnam Avenue	13	103.8	135 (27 class C)	F	27 BEDSTUY. LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
87	686 Halsey Street	6	103.3	62 (19 class C)	F	424 BROOKLYN REALTY CORP
88	448 Madison Street	6	101.7	61 (17 class C)	F	MADISON EDJ LLC
89	725 Hancock Street	12	100.8	121 (25 class C)	F	Not on file
90	121 Quincy Street	7	100	70 (11 class C)	F	121 QUINCY STREET LLC
91	308 Ellery Street	6	100	60 (13 class C)	F	308 Ellery LLC
92	528 Monroe Street	7	98.6	69 (8 class C)	D	Individual owner
93	102 Howard Avenue	6	98.3	59 (21 class C)	D	ABHH Holdings LLC
94	510 Park Avenue	6	98.3	59 (14 class C)	D	PARK SPENCER APARTMENTS LLC
95	162 Franklin Avenue	6	98.3	59 (23 class C)	F	Not on file
96	159 Halsey Street	16	98.1	157 (31 class C)	F	159 HAL MA LTD
97	57 Monroe Street	7	97.1	68 (9 class C)	F	97 ELDERT ST LLC
98	349 Chauncey Street	6	96.7	58 (15 class C)	F	CHAUNCEY SUMPTER LP
99	456 Nostrand Avenue	12	95.8	115 (17 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
100	981 Jefferson Avenue	8	95	76 (25 class C)	F	HOWARD AVEUNUE DEVELOPMENT, LP

The full list for Bed-Stuy, up to 100 buildings. Each row is the record, not a verdict.

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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.