Brownsville, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Brownsville, Brooklyn, has 1,048 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 269 A, 78 B, 193 C, 236 D and 272 F. The median building has 15 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 4,984 of its 24,917 residential units (20%) 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 (2,105), unsanitary condition (1,271), and plumbing (792).

Brownsville by the numbers

3,576 residential buildings (24,917 units) on record. 29,413 open HPD violations (5,968 class C, immediately hazardous). 5,745 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 479 executed evictions in 3 years, 141 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 125 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Brownsville

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. 2022 Union Street: 661.7 open violations per 10 units (397 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: UNION 2022 LLC
  2. 1968 Strauss Street: 420 open violations per 10 units (252 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: DELAPENHA & ASSOC LLC
  3. 251 Mother Gaston Boulevard: 252 open violations per 10 units (252 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO (City program owner (HDFC))
  4. 257 Mother Gaston Blvd: 238.8 open violations per 10 units (191 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO (City program owner (HDFC))
  5. 454 Herzl Street: 141.7 open violations per 10 units (85 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Brownsville

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. 251 Chester Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 109 units), grade A, owner: MGX ASSOCIATES PHASE 2 G LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
  2. 753 Thomas S. Boyland Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 88 units), grade A, owner: MGX ASSOCIATES PHASE 2 CE LLC
  3. 2045 Union Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 27 units), grade A, owner: NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC
  4. New Lots Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 17 units), grade A, owner: BROWNSVILLE CROSSING OWNER LLC
  5. 463 Herzl Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: US LOTTPORT HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

Largest landlords in Brownsville

By units in Brownsville, 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. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,258 units in 13 buildings
  2. DEMETRIOS MORAGIANIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 524 units in 2 buildings
  3. SARAH MURDOCH (head officer on HPD registrations): 509 units in 4 buildings
  4. KERRY KRAMER (head officer on HPD registrations): 441 units in 14 buildings
  5. ISMENE SPELIOTIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 312 units in 12 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.