Greenpoint, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has 2,772 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 1,529 A, 324 B, 409 C, 340 D and 170 F. The median building has 0.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 6,004 of its 25,903 residential units (23%) 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 (1,451), unsanitary condition (383), and plumbing (367).
Greenpoint by the numbers
4,070 residential buildings (25,903 units) on record. 18,022 open HPD violations (2,510 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,696 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 72 executed evictions in 3 years, 83 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 367 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.
Worst five in Greenpoint
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.
- 177 Huron Street: 308.3 open violations per 10 units (185 open, 6 units), grade F
- 112 Franklin Street: 225.7 open violations per 10 units (158 open, 7 units), grade F
- 157 Huron Street: 200 open violations per 10 units (140 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: 10M157Huron LLC
- 143 Green Street: 185 open violations per 10 units (111 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Demiri Realty LLC
- 196 Huron Street: 185 open violations per 10 units (111 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 196 HURON HOLDINGS LLC
Best five in Greenpoint
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.
- 210 Greenpoint Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 70 units), grade A, owner: 210 Greenpoint Realty LLC
- 21 Broome Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 33 units), grade A, owner: CICADA CORP
- 161 Meserole Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 29 units), grade A, owner: SH Meserole LLC
- 73 Mcguinness Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 21 units), grade A, owner: GW blvd LLC
- 536 Graham Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 536 Grahamn Ave LLC
Largest landlords in Greenpoint
By units in Greenpoint, 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.
- LINDA EARLY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,939 units in 4 buildings
- LIPA FRIEDMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 770 units in 2 buildings
- AIDIN UJKA (head officer on HPD registrations): 766 units in 1 building
- RICHARD MACK (head officer on HPD registrations): 603 units in 2 buildings
- ZACHARY KADDEN (head officer on HPD registrations): 400 units in 2 buildings
Nearby neighborhoods
- Williamsburg
- Long Island City
- East Village
- Sunnyside
- Gramercy
- Murray Hill
- Lower East Side
- Turtle Bay
- Flatiron
- Chinatown
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.