Midwood, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Midwood, Brooklyn, has 1,503 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 728 A, 125 B, 333 C, 192 D and 125 F. The median building has 2.3 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 10,815 of its 32,900 residential units (33%) 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 (3,120), unsanitary condition (1,054), and plumbing (592).

Midwood by the numbers

10,176 residential buildings (32,900 units) on record. 21,510 open HPD violations (3,994 class C, immediately hazardous). 6,080 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 236 executed evictions in 3 years, 244 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 283 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Midwood

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. 1857 Coney Island Avenue: 335 open violations per 10 units (201 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1857 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE LLC
  2. 1026 East 14th Street: 255 open violations per 10 units (153 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: THE RAQUEL KIZON IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST
  3. 982 East 14th Street: 211.3 open violations per 10 units (169 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: ZOHOV REALTY CORP
  4. 1050 East 15th Street: 161.7 open violations per 10 units (97 open, 6 units), grade F
  5. 1024 East 14th Street: 148.3 open violations per 10 units (89 open, 6 units), grade F

Best five in Midwood

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. 1685 East 5th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 58 units), grade A, owner: PARKSON MANOR LLC
  2. 1423 Avenue N: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 48 units), grade A, owner: 1411 APTS. LLC
  3. 1946 Ocean Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 47 units), grade A, owner: 1950 Ocean Realty LLC
  4. 1236 Ocean Parkway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 19 units), grade A, owner: 1244 OCEAN PARKWAY ASSOCIATES LLC
  5. 1404 Ocean Parkway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: 512 AVENUE N LLC

Largest landlords in Midwood

By units in Midwood, 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. ANDREW LEVISON (head officer on HPD registrations): 302 units in 1 building
  2. CHAIM BABAD (head officer on HPD registrations): 271 units in 3 buildings
  3. ZACHARY KERR (head officer on HPD registrations): 264 units in 2 buildings
  4. ADAM PARKOFF (head officer on HPD registrations): 251 units in 4 buildings
  5. DAVID MALEK (head officer on HPD registrations): 250 units in 3 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.