Coney Island, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Coney Island, Brooklyn, has 452 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 159 A, 39 B, 88 C, 86 D and 80 F. The median building has 6.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 4,689 of its 25,455 residential units (18%) 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 (1,000), unsanitary condition (601), and plumbing (352).

Coney Island by the numbers

2,278 residential buildings (25,455 units) on record. 11,291 open HPD violations (2,343 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,724 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 271 executed evictions in 3 years, 998 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 50 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Coney Island

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. 2869 West 17th Street: 315 open violations per 10 units (189 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: HELIUM REALTY LLC
  2. 2744 West 15th Street: 145 open violations per 10 units (87 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  3. 3024 West 23rd Street: 111 open violations per 10 units (111 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  4. 1718 Mermaid Avenue: 107.1 open violations per 10 units (75 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  5. 2856 West 16th Street: 104 open violations per 10 units (104 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Coney Island

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. 2828 West 16th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: BRIGHTON LOTS REALTY LLC
  2. 2842 West 15th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 11 units), grade A, owner: LG West 15th. Street LLC
  3. 3848 Atlantic Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 11 units), grade A, owner: BREEZY PLACE LLC
  4. 2850 Stillwell Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: CASTILLO PROPERTIES, INC.
  5. 2828 West 17th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 8 units), grade A, owner: 2828 W17th LK Corp

Largest landlords in Coney Island

By units in Coney Island, 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. KELLY DORRIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,672 units in 3 buildings
  2. ADAM SUSSI (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,566 units in 5 buildings
  3. MOSHE ALTUSKY (head officer on HPD registrations): 882 units in 2 buildings
  4. PETER GRAY (head officer on HPD registrations): 814 units in 5 buildings
  5. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 445 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.