Bushwick, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 5,717 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 2,006 A, 652 B, 912 C, 1,167 D and 980 F. The median building has 5 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 10,186 of its 48,108 residential units (21%) 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 (3,825), unsanitary condition (2,365), and plumbing (1,092).

Bushwick by the numbers

10,078 residential buildings (48,108 units) on record. 79,142 open HPD violations (16,602 class C, immediately hazardous). 10,028 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 467 executed evictions in 3 years, 312 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 1,182 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Bushwick

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. 269 Linden Street: 528.3 open violations per 10 units (317 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Sela 269 Linden LLC
  2. 1416 Dekalb Avenue: 485 open violations per 10 units (291 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  3. 186 Schaefer Street: 398.3 open violations per 10 units (239 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 186 SCHAEFER STREET LLC
  4. 1328 Gates Avenue: 396.7 open violations per 10 units (238 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  5. 317 Menahan Street: 380 open violations per 10 units (228 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Bushwick

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. 871 Bushwick Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 110 units), grade A, owner: BUSHWICK REALTY HOLDINGS LLC
  2. 666 Bushwick Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 50 units), grade A, owner: 668 ASSOCIATES LLC
  3. 96 De Sales Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 22 units), grade A, owner: VANDERVEER PLAZA LLC
  4. 63 Stockholm Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: BUSHWICK ALLIANCE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  5. 557 Hart Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 18 units), grade A

Largest landlords in Bushwick

By units in Bushwick, 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. ISMAEL FELICIANO (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,684 units in 122 buildings
  2. TIMOTHY HENKEL (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,427 units in 22 buildings
  3. JEFFREY A GOLDBERGER (head officer on HPD registrations): 911 units in 2 buildings
  4. GLEN BROWN (head officer on HPD registrations): 592 units in 149 buildings
  5. LINDA VERA (head officer on HPD registrations): 535 units in 86 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.