Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, has 702 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 351 A, 94 B, 122 C, 115 D and 20 F. The median building has 1.6 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 1,607 of its 14,461 residential units (11%) 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 (281), unsanitary condition (127), and plumbing (64).

Brooklyn Heights by the numbers

1,266 residential buildings (14,461 units) on record. 5,722 open HPD violations (712 class C, immediately hazardous). 582 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 22 executed evictions in 3 years, 15 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 151 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Brooklyn Heights

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. 152 Montague Street: 111.4 open violations per 10 units (78 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: Conway Management Group
  2. 64 Hicks Street: 70 open violations per 10 units (42 open, 6 units), grade D
  3. 102 Pierrepont Street: 65 open violations per 10 units (39 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: 115 East 37 Realty LLC
  4. 151 Columbia Heights: 61.4 open violations per 10 units (43 open, 7 units), grade D, owner: JGMHTS,LLC
  5. 302 Hicks Street: 50 open violations per 10 units (40 open, 8 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Brooklyn Heights

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. 172 Montague Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 62 units), grade A, owner: BH 1 CD LLC
  2. 8 Clark Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 42 units), grade A, owner: GC CLARK LLC
  3. 42 Columbia Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: LUBIN ENTERPRISES LLC
  4. 204 Columbia Heights: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 204 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
  5. 104 Hicks Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 14 units), grade A, owner: Sguera Properties LLC

Largest landlords in Brooklyn Heights

By units in Brooklyn Heights, 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. ZACHARY BORNSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 200 units in 2 buildings
  2. WAYNE NGAI (head officer on HPD registrations): 193 units in 1 building
  3. JANE GOLDMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 184 units in 3 buildings
  4. AIDIN UJKA (head officer on HPD registrations): 158 units in 1 building
  5. Joel Weiner (head officer on HPD registrations): 157 units in 1 building

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.