Worst buildings in Kensington, Brooklyn

140 Clara Street has the most open HPD violations per 10 units of any graded rental building with 6 or more units in Kensington: 491.7 per 10 units, 295 open in all, 44 of them class C.

Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units, ranked by open NYC HPD housing code violations per 10 units, the same rule as the citywide list. Co-ops, condos and public housing (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. Class C means immediately hazardous. Records as of Oct 26, 2026.

#	Address	Units	Open per 10 units	Open violations	Grade	Owner
1	140 Clara Street	6	491.7	295 (44 class C)	F	Individual owner
2	280 East 2nd Street	6	208.3	125 (13 class C)	F	Not on file
3	545 Mcdonald Avenue	6	168.3	101 (18 class C)	F	CHITTAGONG ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, INC
4	803 Beverley Road	8	156.3	125 (38 class C)	F	BEVERLY ST ASSOCAITES LLC
5	537 Mcdonald Avenue	6	138.3	83 (12 class C)	F	Not on file
6	203 Avenue F	8	126.3	101 (11 class C)	F	VANTEX REALTY CORP
7	1249 36th Street	6	121.7	73 (5 class C)	F	1249 36ST LLC
8	205 East 9th Street	6	118.3	71 (6 class C)	F	REAL DEX LLC
9	535 Mcdonald Avenue	6	100	60 (19 class C)	F	535 MCDONALD AVENUE CORP
10	116 Cortelyou Road	6	95	57 (8 class C)	D	Individual owner
11	235 East 2nd Street	19	85.3	162 (32 class C)	F	235 EAST SECOND ST PARTNERSHIP LLC
12	553 Mcdonald Avenue	6	70	42 (30 class C)	F	WOLF LAKE REALTY INC
13	511 Mcdonald Avenue	6	70	42 (13 class C)	F	YUEN YEE NG IRREVOCABLE TRUST
14	99 Church Avenue	6	68.3	41 (7 class C)	F	97-99 CHURCH AVENUE REALTY, LLC
15	318 Ditmas Avenue	6	68.3	41 (3 class C)	D	Individual owner
16	302 Avenue C	23	67.4	155 (21 class C)	F	302 AVE C REALTY LLC
17	116 Avenue C	12	66.7	80 (29 class C)	D	SANDVIP REALTY CORP
18	1239 36th Street	6	66.7	40 (26 class C)	F	TEHAMA 36 REALTY LLC
19	813 Avenue C	6	61.7	37 (14 class C)	D	813 AVE C REALTY LLC
20	528 Mcdonald Avenue	6	58.3	35 (5 class C)	D	SHAPLA REALTY CORP
21	122 Cortelyou Road	6	56.7	34 (1 class C)	D	Individual owner
22	53 Church Avenue	7	55.7	39 (9 class C)	F	SIX BROTHERS REALTY
23	558 East 2nd Street	24	53.3	128 (21 class C)	F	558 EAST 2ND ST. ASSOCIATES LLC
24	534 Mcdonald Avenue	6	53.3	32 (14 class C)	D	Individual owner
25	1255 36th Street	6	50	30 (2 class C)	D	THE HUSEJNOVIC IRREVOCABLE TRUST
26	717 Avenue C	24	47.1	113 (71 class C)	F	707S ASSOCIATES LLC
27	282 East 2nd Street	6	46.7	28 (7 class C)	F	Individual owner
28	543 Mcdonald Avenue	6	46.7	28 (6 class C)	F	Individual owner
29	1251 36th Street	6	45	27 (18 class C)	D	SS 1251 36TH ST. CORP.
30	505 Mcdonald Avenue	6	43.3	26 (7 class C)	D	GREATER NOAKHALI BHABAN II LLC
31	270 East 2nd Street	6	41.7	25 (5 class C)	D	270-4 East 2nd Street LLC
32	561 East 2nd Street	16	40	64 (10 class C)	F	ARKON PROPERTIES LLC
33	555 Mcdonald Avenue	6	40	24 (6 class C)	D	Individual owner
34	296 East 2nd Street	6	38.3	23 (12 class C)	D	296 PROPERTY LLC
35	723 East 5th Street	21	37.1	78 (13 class C)	F	OCEAN 5 LLC
36	760 Coney Island Avenue	6	35	21 (8 class C)	D	760 CONEY ISLAND CORP
37	530 Mcdonald Avenue	6	31.7	19 (5 class C)	D	529 MCDOANLD AVE LLC
38	159 Tehama Street	16	29.4	47 (8 class C)	F	TEHAMA 36 REALTY LLC
39	215 Avenue F	16	29.4	47 (6 class C)	F	VAYETZE REALTY SERVICE
40	701 Avenue C	46	28	129 (69 class C)	F	MOON 701 AVENUE C LLC
41	742 East 3rd Street	22	27.3	60 (11 class C)	F	KAFMAR CO LLC
42	517 Mcdonald Avenue	6	26.7	16 (3 class C)	D	KAZI REALTY NY LLC
43	314 Ditmas Avenue	6	26.7	16 (8 class C)	F	DITMAS GARDENS REALTY LLC
44	564 East 4th Street	28	24.3	68 (27 class C)	F	564 MANAGEMENT LLC
45	755 Mcdonald Avenue	12	24.2	29 (7 class C)	F	TRAINLAND/TRAINWORLD REALTY ASSOC
46	465 Ocean Parkway	98	23.3	228 (60 class C)	F	465 OCEAN PARKWAY ASSOCIATES, LP
47	623 East 5th Street	48	22.9	110 (27 class C)	F	R.M.R. REALTY LLC
48	531 Mcdonald Avenue	6	21.7	13 (2 class C)	C	Not on file
49	221 Avenue F	20	21	42 (7 class C)	D	TTO AVE F LLC
50	819 Avenue C	6	20	12 (5 class C)	F	DITMAS PARK RENTALS LLC
51	178 Ocean Parkway	96	19.5	187 (58 class C)	F	178 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
52	785 East 4th Street	36	19.4	70 (23 class C)	F	785 EAST 4TH ASSOCIATES LLC
53	269 Ocean Parkway	49	18.8	92 (28 class C)	F	Not on file
54	114 Albemarle Road	65	18.8	122 (53 class C)	F	M & M CROWN REALTY, LLC
55	807 Beverley Road	8	17.5	14 (2 class C)	F	BEVERLY ST ASSOCIATES LLC
56	330 Ocean Parkway	54	17	92 (20 class C)	F	MANOR REALTY LLC
57	499 East 8th Street	83	17	141 (28 class C)	F	M R A PROPERTY CO
58	1243 36th Street	6	16.7	10 (7 class C)	D	TEHAMA 36 REALTY LLC
59	555 East 5th Street	20	16.5	33 (20 class C)	F	RDJ HOUSING LLC
60	570 East 2nd Street	16	16.3	26 (6 class C)	F	YH REALTY LLC
61	474 East 4th Street	20	16	32 (12 class C)	F	474 EAST 4TH STREET LLC
62	556 East 4th Street	23	14.8	34 (6 class C)	D	YRC PROPERTY LLC
63	102 Albemarle Road	45	14.4	65 (25 class C)	F	102 ALBEMARLE ASSOCIATES LLC
64	333 Mcdonald Avenue	268	14.3	382 (101 class C)	F	VILLE DE PORT CORP
65	423 Ocean Parkway	13	13.8	18 (11 class C)	F	423 OP LLC
66	45 Tehama Street	65	13.7	89 (26 class C)	F	DOVEL REALTY CO
67	352 East 8th Street	24	13.3	32 (11 class C)	F	352 EAST 8TH ST REALTY LLC
68	294 East 2nd Street	6	13.3	8 (1 class C)	D	Individual owner
69	669 East 5th Street	34	12.6	43 (9 class C)	F	ESTIE REALTY CO LP
70	210 Caton Avenue	46	12.2	56 (15 class C)	F	VILLE DE PORT CORP
71	245 Ocean Parkway	16	11.9	19 (10 class C)	F	Ocean BK LLC
72	276 East 2nd Street	6	11.7	7 (1 class C)	C	Not on file
73	541 Mcdonald Avenue	6	11.7	7 (1 class C)	C	Individual owner
74	134 Ocean Parkway	54	11.5	62 (22 class C)	F	S & G OCEAN LLC
75	241 Ocean Parkway	16	10.6	17 (7 class C)	F	Ocean BK LLC
76	450 Ocean Parkway	69	10.4	72 (29 class C)	F	450 OCEAN PARKWAY TOWER LLC
77	199 East 2nd Street	48	10.4	50 (7 class C)	F	RB FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST
78	392 East 4th Street	28	10	28 (9 class C)	F	BK7 HOLDINGS LLC
79	741 East 3rd Street	22	10	22 (5 class C)	C	741 EAST 3RD LLC
80	536 Mcdonald Avenue	6	10	6 (3 class C)	F	HSC US GROUP LLC
81	501 Mcdonald Avenue	6	10	6 (1 class C)	C	501 MCDONALD REALTY LLC
82	823 Avenue C	6	10	6 (0 class C)	D	Individual owner
83	209 Avenue F	16	9.4	15 (9 class C)	D	AVENUE F REALTY LLC
84	533 East 2nd Street	46	9.3	43 (6 class C)	D	KEY LLC
85	402 Ocean Parkway	54	8.9	48 (29 class C)	F	ROSE REALTY ASSOCIATES
86	493 Ocean Parkway	31	8.7	27 (7 class C)	C	499 REALTY LLC
87	363 Ocean Parkway	46	8.7	40 (4 class C)	D	ABC OCEAN LLC
88	495 Mcdonald Avenue	6	8.3	5 (2 class C)	C	495 MC DONALD AVENUE LLC
89	387 Ocean Parkway	46	8.3	38 (25 class C)	F	KINGS ELDORADO LLC
90	145 Chester Avenue	28	7.9	22 (15 class C)	D	A-145 REALTY CORP.
91	355 Mcdonald Avenue	18	7.8	14 (2 class C)	C	MCD AVE LLC
92	553 East 2nd Street	16	7.5	12 (6 class C)	F	ESTIE REALTY CO LP
93	201 Ocean Parkway	35	7.4	26 (0 class C)	D	TEED L.P
94	420 Avenue F	54	7.4	40 (24 class C)	F	SHAYN REALTY LLC.
95	390 Ocean Parkway	41	7.3	30 (7 class C)	F	390 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC
96	323 Dahill Road	32	7.2	23 (12 class C)	C	DAHILL REALTY LLC
97	602 Ocean Parkway	78	7.2	56 (24 class C)	C	301JS LLC
98	320 Ditmas Avenue	6	6.7	4 (3 class C)	C	320 Ditmas LLC
99	202 Avenue F	48	6.5	31 (12 class C)	C	Not on file
100	572 Ocean Parkway	36	6.4	23 (8 class C)	D	L B REALTY ASSOCIATES INC C/O KATZ MGMT

The full list for Kensington, up to 100 buildings. Each row is the record, not a verdict.

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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.