Flatlands, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Flatlands, Brooklyn, has 531 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 286 A, 32 B, 88 C, 69 D and 56 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 2,209 of its 21,667 residential units (10%) 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 (1,370), unsanitary condition (629), and plumbing (409).

Flatlands by the numbers

10,843 residential buildings (21,667 units) on record. 15,924 open HPD violations (2,972 class C, immediately hazardous). 3,092 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 193 executed evictions in 3 years, 64 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 52 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Flatlands

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. 5407 Avenue O: 225.6 open violations per 10 units (203 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 1960 East 46th Street: 183.6 open violations per 10 units (404 open, 22 units), grade F, owner: TOJU REALTY CORP
  3. 1155 East 35th Street: 155.8 open violations per 10 units (592 open, 38 units), grade F, owner: MIDWOOD 35TH REALTY LLC
  4. 1235 East 35th Street: 93.3 open violations per 10 units (56 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: AVKAR REALITY LLC
  5. 5409 Avenue O: 77.5 open violations per 10 units (93 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: 5409 HOLDINGS LLC

Best five in Flatlands

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. 1716 East 54th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 11 units), grade A, owner: 1716 Holding LLC
  2. 3601 Kings Highway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 59 units), grade B, owner: SF CAMMEBYS REALTY LLC
  3. 1755 Brooklyn Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 8 units), grade B, owner: 1755 Brooklyn Ave LLC
  4. 3720 Avenue L: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 48 units), grade C, owner: SF CAMMEBYS REALTY LLC
  5. 1113 East 34th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 31 units), grade C, owner: 1103 EAST 34 ST INC

Largest landlords in Flatlands

By units in Flatlands, 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. ANITA ZENELAJ (head officer on HPD registrations): 780 units in 5 buildings
  2. DAVID MALEK (head officer on HPD registrations): 437 units in 5 buildings
  3. MOSHE ALTUSKY (head officer on HPD registrations): 107 units in 2 buildings
  4. Melaim Bauta (head officer on HPD registrations): 96 units in 1 building
  5. LEA MASWARY (head officer on HPD registrations): 78 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.