East Flatbush, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 4,572 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 1,394 A, 328 B, 782 C, 1,046 D and 1,022 F. The median building has 12.5 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 20,891 of its 62,700 residential units (33%) 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 (10,352), unsanitary condition (4,964), and plumbing (2,996).

East Flatbush by the numbers

17,088 residential buildings (62,700 units) on record. 117,988 open HPD violations (25,204 class C, immediately hazardous). 25,278 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 1,319 executed evictions in 3 years, 747 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 710 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in East Flatbush

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. 145 Rockaway Parkway: 698.3 open violations per 10 units (419 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  2. 1193 Rogers Avenue: 490 open violations per 10 units (490 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: JASON REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
  3. 150 East 55th Street: 440 open violations per 10 units (264 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: NACHLAS E 55 LLC
  4. 301 East 26th Street: 415.7 open violations per 10 units (291 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: 2606 CLARENDON ROAD LLC
  5. 291 East 54th Street: 380 open violations per 10 units (228 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in East Flatbush

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. 1044 East New York Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 68 units), grade A, owner: E.N.Y. PLAZA LLC
  2. 604 East 40th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 58 units), grade A, owner: BETHANY M H HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  3. 1644 New York Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 36 units), grade A, owner: Manou Holdings LLC
  4. 703 Rogers Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 18 units), grade A, owner: 703 ROGERS LLC
  5. 401 East 48th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 401 E 48 ST ASSOC. LLC

Largest landlords in East Flatbush

By units in East Flatbush, 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. ARNICE STEWARD (head officer on HPD registrations): 2,496 units in 7 buildings
  2. PETER REBENWURZEL (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,058 units in 16 buildings
  3. VICTOR IBANEZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 624 units in 8 buildings
  4. Thomas Cyganovich (head officer on HPD registrations): 467 units in 1 building
  5. ROBYN LUCAS (head officer on HPD registrations): 438 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.