East New York, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

East New York, Brooklyn, has 3,590 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 1,159 A, 241 B, 601 C, 790 D and 799 F. The median building has 12.5 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 7,980 of its 48,489 residential units (16%) 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 (6,543), unsanitary condition (2,982), and plumbing (1,831).

East New York by the numbers

12,992 residential buildings (48,489 units) on record. 99,428 open HPD violations (18,324 class C, immediately hazardous). 15,093 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 1,021 executed evictions in 3 years, 265 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 335 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in East New York

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. 754 Miller Avenue: 788.3 open violations per 10 units (473 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  2. 486 Glenmore Avenue: 481.7 open violations per 10 units (289 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  3. 282 Ashford Street: 340 open violations per 10 units (204 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1073 EASTERN PARKWAY ARMS, LLC
  4. 700 Miller Avenue: 283.3 open violations per 10 units (170 open, 6 units), grade F
  5. 719 Miller Avenue: 281.7 open violations per 10 units (169 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: MILLER AVE GROUP LLC

Best five in East New York

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. 2685 Atlantic Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 229 units), grade A
  2. 646 Emerald Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 83 units), grade A, owner: Emerald Green LLC
  3. 852 Pennsylvania Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 76 units), grade A
  4. 790 Liberty Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 54 units), grade A, owner: Liberty Apartments LLC
  5. 22 Milford Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 43 units), grade A, owner: CYH Milford St DE LLC

Largest landlords in East New York

By units in East New York, 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): 1,915 units in 4 buildings
  2. AARON KOFFMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,498 units in 6 buildings
  3. SAUL FRIEDMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,146 units in 3 buildings
  4. Rick Gropper (head officer on HPD registrations): 682 units in 3 buildings
  5. MEREDITH MARSHALL (head officer on HPD registrations): 666 units in 47 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.