Fort Greene, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has 1,062 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 499 A, 105 B, 190 C, 175 D and 93 F. The median building has 3.3 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 4,848 of its 20,063 residential units (24%) 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 (528), unsanitary condition (283), and plumbing (176).

Fort Greene by the numbers

1,774 residential buildings (20,063 units) on record. 12,069 open HPD violations (1,428 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,361 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 87 executed evictions in 3 years, 79 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 105 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Fort Greene

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. 668 Fulton Street: 450 open violations per 10 units (315 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 40 South Portland Ave: 171.7 open violations per 10 units (103 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 40 SOUTH PORTLAND, LLC
  3. 293 Adelphi Street: 106.7 open violations per 10 units (64 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 293 ADELPHI MZL LLC
  4. 292 Carlton Avenue: 90 open violations per 10 units (72 open, 8 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner
  5. 690 Fulton Street: 84.3 open violations per 10 units (59 open, 7 units), grade C, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Fort Greene

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. 300 Ashland Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 379 units), grade A, owner: 20 LAFAYETTE LLC
  2. 101 Fleet Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 294 units), grade A, owner: 101 Fleet Holding LLC
  3. 340 Myrtle Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 63 units), grade A, owner: 340 Myrtle development LLC
  4. 75 Greene Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 22 units), grade A
  5. 205 Ashland Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 30 SAINT FELIX STREET LLC

Largest landlords in Fort Greene

By units in Fort Greene, 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. SIMON DUSHINSKY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,102 units in 2 buildings
  2. JOHN A CATSIMATIDIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 873 units in 3 buildings
  3. JOSEPH FLANAGAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 569 units in 1 building
  4. DOUGLAS BOETTNER (head officer on HPD registrations): 550 units in 3 buildings
  5. JARROD WHITAKER (head officer on HPD registrations): 476 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.