Worst buildings in Brownsville, Brooklyn

2022 Union Street has the most open HPD violations per 10 units of any graded rental building with 6 or more units in Brownsville: 661.7 per 10 units, 397 open in all, 77 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	2022 Union Street	6	661.7	397 (77 class C)	F	UNION 2022 LLC
2	1968 Strauss Street	6	420	252 (63 class C)	F	DELAPENHA & ASSOC LLC
3	251 Mother Gaston Boulevard	10	252	252 (74 class C)	F	MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO (City program owner (HDFC))
4	257 Mother Gaston Blvd	8	238.8	191 (45 class C)	F	MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO (City program owner (HDFC))
5	189 Dumont Avenue	6	133.3	80 (29 class C)	F	SADY REALTY
6	454 Herzl Street	6	133.3	80 (15 class C)	F	Individual owner
7	178 Amboy Street	14	127.1	178 (37 class C)	F	IYANU HOUSES LP
8	682 Rockaway Avenue	6	111.7	67 (13 class C)	F	682 ROCKAWAY REALTY CORP
9	775 Thomas S Boyland St	6	100	60 (5 class C)	F	Individual owner
10	802 Saratoga Avenue	12	81.7	98 (20 class C)	F	SARATOGA CORPORATION
11	2160 Strauss Street	6	78.3	47 (2 class C)	D	Not on file
12	86 Newport Street	6	78.3	47 (7 class C)	F	AMPORT LLC
13	1354 East New York Avenue	10	74	74 (12 class C)	D	MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO (City program owner (HDFC))
14	2115 Union Street	6	73.3	44 (5 class C)	F	Individual owner
15	1805 Pitkin Avenue	19	68.9	131 (48 class C)	F	1805 PITKIN AVE REALTY CORP.
16	444 Blake Avenue	10	67	67 (18 class C)	F	IYANU HOUSES LP
17	688 Watkins Street	10	64	64 (7 class C)	F	688 WATKINS NY LLC
18	7 Sutter Avenue	7	62.9	44 (10 class C)	F	Not on file
19	235 Livonia Avenue	18	61.7	111 (39 class C)	F	702 ROCKAWAY LLC
20	129 Tapscott Street	6	61.7	37 (17 class C)	F	BERGROSEN LLC
21	78 Newport Street	6	61.7	37 (1 class C)	D	Individual owner
22	604 Bristol Street	21	54.8	115 (24 class C)	F	73 HEGEMAN LLC
23	678 Watkins Street	6	53.3	32 (6 class C)	F	Individual owner
24	351 Riverdale Avenue	18	49.4	89 (18 class C)	F	RIVERDALE RESIDENCE LLC
25	890 Rockaway Avenue	11	47.3	52 (11 class C)	F	AFAI ROCKAWAY CORP.
26	180 Grafton Street	23	45.2	104 (13 class C)	F	MHANY MOTHER GASTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO (City program owner (HDFC))
27	185 Dumont Avenue	6	45	27 (1 class C)	F	ELLA MAE JOYNER CORP
28	95 Legion Street	8	43.8	35 (13 class C)	F	95 Legion Street LLC
29	59 Sutter Avenue	6	43.3	26 (1 class C)	F	US MCLEOD HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
30	796 Saratoga Avenue	10	42	42 (10 class C)	D	Individual owner
31	83 Riverdale Avenue	28	41.8	117 (10 class C)	D	Not on file
32	912 East 98th Street	35	40.9	143 (57 class C)	F	RH 912 SARATOGA AVE LLC
33	45 Lott Avenue	16	40.6	65 (16 class C)	F	LOTT AVENUE OWNER, LLC
34	124 Tapscott Street	6	38.3	23 (9 class C)	F	TAPSCOTT 126 LLC
35	80 Newport Street	6	38.3	23 (4 class C)	F	US LOTTPORT HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
36	551 Chester Street	6	38.3	23 (0 class C)	C	EVANGEL TEMPLE,INC
37	725 Ralph Avenue	6	36.7	22 (0 class C)	D	Not on file
38	1821 Pitkin Avenue	18	34.4	62 (21 class C)	F	SMS REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
39	Herzl Street	8	33.8	27 (3 class C)	F	Brooklyn NY Portfolio LLC
40	563 Amboy Street	12	33.3	40 (14 class C)	F	AMPORT LLC
41	2122 Union Street	6	33.3	20 (6 class C)	D	Not on file
42	120 Tapscott Street	6	33.3	20 (14 class C)	F	DAVID BEN LLC
43	556 Thomas S Boyland St	23	33	76 (15 class C)	F	BOYLAND HOPKINSON LLC
44	57 Sutter Avenue	6	31.7	19 (8 class C)	F	US MCLEOD HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
45	209 Lott Avenue	32	30.9	99 (44 class C)	F	550 WATKINS ST.HOUS.DEV.FUND CO.,INC.
46	1741 Pitkin Avenue	32	30.6	98 (4 class C)	F	U S BROWNSVILLE II HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
47	469 East 98th Street	18	30	54 (33 class C)	F	469 HOLDINGS NY LLC
48	219 Sackman Street	38	29.5	112 (31 class C)	F	SACKMAN PROPERTY LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
49	116 Tapscott Street	6	28.3	17 (4 class C)	F	CB CSH 2015 LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
50	269 Grafton Street	9	27.8	25 (2 class C)	D	269 GRAFTON, LLC
51	468 Bristol Street	6	26.7	16 (0 class C)	D	Individual owner
52	895 Mother Gaston Blvd	6	26.7	16 (3 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
53	49 Tapscott Street	12	25	30 (5 class C)	F	TOPSCOTT HOLDING LLC
54	109 Belmont Avenue	6	25	15 (0 class C)	C	Individual owner
55	231 Lott Avenue	16	24.4	39 (17 class C)	F	550 WATKINS ST.HOUS.DEV.FUND CO., INC
56	1561 Pitkin Avenue	31	24.2	75 (19 class C)	F	SYM & BRS CORP
57	218 Grafton Street	20	24	48 (7 class C)	F	US MCLEOD, HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
58	125 Newport Street	6	23.3	14 (1 class C)	C	Individual owner
59	532 Chester Street	6	23.3	14 (6 class C)	F	532 CHESTER STREET LLC
60	774 Rockaway Avenue	54	23.1	125 (38 class C)	F	RIVER ROCK LLC
61	257 Grafton Street	9	22.2	20 (9 class C)	F	Individual owner
62	42 Christopher Avenue	6	21.7	13 (7 class C)	F	Chris Plaza NY LLC
63	729 Ralph Avenue	6	20	12 (11 class C)	D	Individual owner
64	541 Bristol Street	12	19.2	23 (0 class C)	D	531-541 BRISTOL STREET LLC
65	903 Saratoga Avenue	11	19.1	21 (7 class C)	F	LOTTPORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOC (City program owner (HDFC))
66	1490 Pitkin Avenue	162	19	307 (61 class C)	F	BROWNSVILLE ASSOCIATES
67	900 Rockaway Avenue	7	18.6	13 (0 class C)	D	BODY OF CHRIST INC.
68	50 Sutter Avenue	26	18.5	48 (11 class C)	F	CB CSH 2015 LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
69	620 Howard Avenue	6	18.3	11 (6 class C)	D	620 A&M REALTY,LLC
70	769 Thomas S Boyland St	6	18.3	11 (3 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
71	101 Lott Ave	6	18.3	11 (6 class C)	F	Brooklyn Prime Real Estate Inc
72	115 Powell Street	15	18	27 (8 class C)	F	634 Powell LLC
73	91 Riverdale Avenue	28	17.5	49 (4 class C)	D	Not on file
74	1803 Pitkin Avenue	24	17.5	42 (14 class C)	F	1801 REALTY ASSETS LLC
75	1719 Pitkin Avenue	12	17.5	21 (16 class C)	D	BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC
76	623 Howard Avenue	23	16.5	38 (13 class C)	F	HOWARD REALTY ASSOC
77	869 Thomas S Boyland St	31	16.1	50 (19 class C)	F	869&913 THOMAS BOYLAND LLC
78	406 Mother Gaston Blvd	7	15.7	11 (1 class C)	F	Individual owner
79	908 Thomas S Boyland St	7	15.7	11 (3 class C)	F	CB CSH 2015 LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
80	648 Howard Avenue	20	15.5	31 (10 class C)	F	HOWARD AVENUE ASSOCIATES,LP
81	199 Amboy Street	18	15	27 (16 class C)	D	Amboy Development East LLC
82	93 Chester Street	10	15	15 (5 class C)	F	RAPVILLE LLC
83	45 Newport Street	8	15	12 (3 class C)	F	45 NEWPORT LLC
84	433 Herzl Street	6	15	9 (1 class C)	C	Individual owner
85	160 Glenmore Avenue	6	15	9 (0 class C)	F	KINGS VILLAS LLC
86	530 Herzl Street	46	14.8	68 (25 class C)	F	530 HERZL LLC
87	712 East 98th Street	7	14.3	10 (1 class C)	D	Not on file
88	253 Mother Gaston Blvd	19	14.2	27 (5 class C)	D	Liberty For Four LLC
89	54 Bristol Street	80	14	112 (30 class C)	F	BRISTOL HOPKINSON LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
90	255 Grafton Street	8	13.8	11 (4 class C)	F	255 GRAFTON ST LLC
91	84 Newport Street	6	13.3	8 (6 class C)	D	HJK Realty 1 LLC
92	54 Lott Avenue	6	13.3	8 (2 class C)	C	LOTTPORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOC (City program owner (HDFC))
93	688 Rockaway Avenue	16	13.1	21 (0 class C)	F	CB CSH 2015 LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
94	1881 Pitkin Avenue	25	12.8	32 (2 class C)	D	PITKIN JUNIUS HOLDING LLC
95	167 Newport Street	12	12.5	15 (4 class C)	F	JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
96	456 Blake Avenue	8	12.5	10 (4 class C)	D	456 Blake Ave Project LLC
97	490 Herzl Street	24	12.1	29 (7 class C)	D	C & D REALTY LLC
98	369 Mother Gaston Blvd	83	12	100 (41 class C)	F	PITKIN APATMENTS LLC
99	126 Liberty Avenue	10	12	12 (6 class C)	D	126 LIBERTY REALTY LLC
100	61 Riverdale Avenue	27	11.9	32 (11 class C)	D	U S BROWNSVILLE III HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

The full list for Brownsville, 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.