Best buildings in Kensington, Brooklyn
41 rental buildings in Kensington meet the best-buildings rules. 55 Church Avenue is first, with 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years.
Rental buildings graded A or B with 6 or more units and a current HPD registration, ordered by the housing-code violations HPD issued per 10 units in the last 3 years, then 311 housing complaints per 10 units in the last 12 months, then class C (immediately hazardous) violations issued in 3 years, then the median days HPD took to close a violation in the last 12 months. Size is never a tie-breaker. Co-ops, condos and public housing (NYCHA) are left out. Only buildings graded A or B are listed. Buildings built in the last 5 years are left out of this list because they have not had time to build a record. Year built is from the city's PLUTO file; when PLUTO has no year, the oldest HPD violation on file stands in, and a building with neither is not listed. A place here reflects city records, not an inspection. Records as of Oct 26, 2026.
| # | Address | Issued per 10 units, 3 years | 311 per 10 units, 12 months | Class C issued, 3 years | Year built | Units | Grade | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 Church Avenue | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1931 | 7 | B | I AND P REALTY LLC |
| 2 | 284 East 2nd Street | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1931 | 6 | A | Not on file |
| 3 | 301 Church Avenue | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1931 | 10 | A | Individual owner |
| 4 | 529 Mcdonald Avenue | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | Not on file |
| 5 | 521 Mcdonald Avenue | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | Not on file |
| 6 | 815 Avenue C | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | NIKOLLA HOLDINGS CORP |
| 7 | 405 Cortelyou Road | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | B | Individual owner |
| 8 | 103 Ditmas Avenue | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 12 | B | 103 DITMAS LLC |
| 9 | 762 East 3rd Street | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.2 | 0 | 1930 | 42 | A | LOUROSE HOLDINGS LLC |
| 10 | 707 Beverley Road | 0.0 (0 issued) | 0.9 | 0 | 1940 | 58 | B | A & R REALTY LLC |
| 11 | 581 Ocean Parkway | 0.3 (2 issued) | 0.2 | 0 | 2016 | 60 | A | OCEAN SIDEPARK LLC |
| 12 | 265 Ocean Parkway | 0.7 (1 issued) | 1.3 | 0 | 2008 | 15 | B | D & S Developers LLC |
| 13 | 801 Avenue C | 1.4 (6 issued) | 1.0 | 5 | 1941 | 42 | B | SVB REALTY LLC |
| 14 | 120 Ocean Parkway | 1.5 (9 issued) | 1.0 | 4 | 1931 | 60 | B | SARI REALTY, LLC |
| 15 | 288 East 2nd Street | 1.7 (1 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1931 | 6 | A | Individual owner |
| 16 | 514 Mcdonald Avenue | 1.7 (1 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | Individual owner |
| 17 | 183 Ocean Parkway | 1.7 (5 issued) | 0.3 | 1 | 1923 | 30 | A | TEED L.P |
| 18 | 70 Dahill Road | 1.9 (23 issued) | 0.9 | 12 | 1934 | 122 | A | LOURDES REALTY GROUP LLC |
| 19 | 811 Beverley Road | 2.5 (2 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1907 | 8 | B | BEVERLY RESIDENCE LLC |
| 20 | 221 East 5th Street | 2.5 (3 issued) | 0.8 | 3 | 1926 | 12 | B | 221 EAST 5TH STREET LLC |
| 21 | 791 East 2nd Street | 2.7 (13 issued) | 0.2 | 4 | 1930 | 48 | A | KINGSBROOK REALTY LLC |
| 22 | 567 Ocean Parkway | 2.9 (10 issued) | 2.0 | 3 | 2019 | 35 | B | OCEAN PARKWAY APARTMENTS LLC |
| 23 | 484 East 4th Street | 3.0 (6 issued) | 0.0 | 1 | 1922 | 20 | A | 474 EAST 4TH STREET LLC |
| 24 | 279 Ocean Parkway | 3.1 (24 issued) | 0.6 | 8 | 1926 | 77 | B | GMG REALTY CORP |
| 25 | 470 Ocean Parkway | 3.2 (23 issued) | 0.8 | 6 | 1931 | 72 | B | 470 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC |
| 26 | 515 Mcdonald Avenue | 3.3 (2 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | Nassa realty LLC |
| 27 | 522 Mcdonald Avenue | 3.3 (2 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | Individual owner |
| 28 | 525 Mcdonald Avenue | 3.3 (2 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | B | Individual owner |
| 29 | 285 East 8th Street | 3.8 (6 issued) | 0.6 | 0 | 1930 | 16 | B | Individual owner |
| 30 | 571 Ocean Parkway | 4.8 (14 issued) | 0.7 | 4 | 2021 | 29 | A | 571 OP LLC |
| 31 | 497 Mcdonald Avenue | 5.0 (3 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | MCDONALD497 LLC |
| 32 | 407 Cortelyou Road | 5.0 (3 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 1930 | 6 | A | Not on file |
| 33 | 263 East 9th Street | 5.0 (3 issued) | 0.0 | 0 | 2018 | 6 | A | HOMES R BEAUTIFUL LLC |
| 34 | 411 Cortelyou Road | 5.0 (3 issued) | 0.0 | 3 | 1930 | 6 | A | 411 CORTELYOU ROAD, LLC |
| 35 | 455 Ocean Parkway | 5.6 (82 issued) | 1.7 | 34 | 1964 | 147 | A | 455 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC |
| 36 | 175 Ocean Parkway | 5.6 (24 issued) | 1.2 | 6 | 1923 | 43 | B | CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC |
| 37 | 624 Ocean Parkway | 9.4 (15 issued) | 1.3 | 2 | 1930 | 16 | B | OCEAN 18 LLC |
| 38 | 415 Albemarle Road | 9.4 (64 issued) | 0.6 | 23 | 1941 | 68 | B | MARLE REALTY, LLC |
| 39 | 1121 36th Street | 15.0 (9 issued) | 0.0 | 1 | 2019 | 6 | B | MINA GROUP LLC |
| 40 | 200 East 8th Street | 26.8 (83 issued) | 2.9 | 26 | 1927 | 31 | B | 200 EAST 8 LLC |
| 41 | 376 East 8th Street | 35.4 (85 issued) | 3.8 | 34 | 1918 | 24 | B | 376 HOLDING LLC |
The full list for Kensington, up to 100 buildings. Best buildings in Brooklyn; how the list works.
More for Kensington: rent-stabilized buildings, worst buildings, heat complaints, and the Kensington page.
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.