Gravesend, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 3,860 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 2,336 A, 341 B, 644 C, 362 D and 177 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 10,470 of its 51,686 residential units (20%) 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 (2,666), unsanitary condition (898), and paint and plaster (458).

Gravesend by the numbers

14,919 residential buildings (51,686 units) on record. 31,556 open HPD violations (4,732 class C, immediately hazardous). 5,081 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 242 executed evictions in 3 years, 304 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 295 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Gravesend

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. 1942 East 8th Street: 198.3 open violations per 10 units (119 open, 6 units), grade F
  2. 2365 85th Street: 163.3 open violations per 10 units (98 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 2365 REALTY CORP
  3. 1123 Quentin Road: 133.6 open violations per 10 units (147 open, 11 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  4. 46 Bay 38th Street: 125 open violations per 10 units (75 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  5. 2280 East 7th Street: 123.3 open violations per 10 units (74 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 55 EQUITIES LTD.

Best five in Gravesend

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. 230 Quentin Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 24 units), grade A, owner: TOMROSS QUENTIN REALTY CORP
  2. 1652 East 14th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 19 units), grade A, owner: 1652 East 14th LLC
  3. 1862 East 2nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 18 units), grade A
  4. 279 Lake Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: 279 LAKE STREET LLC
  5. 625 Avenue V: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A

Largest landlords in Gravesend

By units in Gravesend, 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. OSHER PERLOW (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,260 units in 9 buildings
  2. RONALD COULTER (head officer on HPD registrations): 600 units in 5 buildings
  3. ZACHARY KERR (head officer on HPD registrations): 396 units in 4 buildings
  4. MARGARET BRUNN (head officer on HPD registrations): 376 units in 5 buildings
  5. CARLO DIMAGGIO (head officer on HPD registrations): 365 units in 5 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.