Bensonhurst, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has 3,565 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 2,114 A, 307 B, 596 C, 397 D and 151 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 7,593 of its 34,672 residential units (22%) 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 (2,271), unsanitary condition (1,002), and plumbing (380).

Bensonhurst by the numbers

10,634 residential buildings (34,672 units) on record. 27,196 open HPD violations (4,340 class C, immediately hazardous). 4,592 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 165 executed evictions in 3 years, 179 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 328 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Bensonhurst

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. 1436 West 8th Street: 280 open violations per 10 units (168 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1436 SM REALTY LLC
  2. 1926 83rd Street: 195 open violations per 10 units (234 open, 12 units), grade F
  3. 6804 15th Avenue: 185 open violations per 10 units (111 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 6804 REALTY INC
  4. 1663 76th Street: 185 open violations per 10 units (111 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: IKEA 168 LLC
  5. 7424 21st Avenue: 138.3 open violations per 10 units (83 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Bensonhurst

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. 2237 81st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 22 units), grade A, owner: 2237 81ST STREET LLC
  2. 1759 Bay Ridge Parkway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 13 units), grade A, owner: 933 60th street realty inc
  3. 1713 65th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: 1713 ASSOCIATES, LLC
  4. 16 Bay 25th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: BAY 25 DEVELOPMENT LLc
  5. 1415 67th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 8 units), grade A, owner: 1405-1415 67 STREET LLC

Largest landlords in Bensonhurst

By units in Bensonhurst, 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. LEONARD SCHWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 252 units in 4 buildings
  2. MOSES ECKSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 155 units in 2 buildings
  3. JACOB LANDAU (head officer on HPD registrations): 136 units in 3 buildings
  4. JACK JANKLOWICZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 130 units in 3 buildings
  5. MICHAEL V NIAMONITAKIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 127 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.