Williamsburg, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has 5,436 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 2,647 A, 618 B, 954 C, 844 D and 373 F. The median building has 2 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 17,031 of its 72,983 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 (3,475), unsanitary condition (1,604), and plumbing (890).

Williamsburg by the numbers

7,847 residential buildings (72,983 units) on record. 49,254 open HPD violations (6,769 class C, immediately hazardous). 7,885 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 383 executed evictions in 3 years, 209 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 903 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Williamsburg

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. 182 Graham Avenue: 276.7 open violations per 10 units (166 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Port Rich Realty, Inc.
  2. 230 Manhattan Avenue: 202.5 open violations per 10 units (162 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: 230 MANHATTAN AVE LLC
  3. 789 Flushing Avenue: 198.6 open violations per 10 units (139 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: 1332 ATLANTIC AVE CORP
  4. 380 South 2nd Street: 181.7 open violations per 10 units (109 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 380 HOOPER LLC
  5. 340 South 3rd Street: 179.3 open violations per 10 units (735 open, 41 units), grade F, owner: 340 South Third Street HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

Best five in Williamsburg

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. Union Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 120 units), grade A, owner: Harrison Plaza LLC
  2. 157 Wallabout Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 115 units), grade A, owner: 238 WALLABOUT STREET CORP
  3. 251 Wallabout Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 60 units), grade A, owner: HARRISON REALTY II LLC
  4. 487 Keap Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 51 units), grade A
  5. 52 North 1st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 46 units), grade A, owner: REDA 50 NORTH FIRST LLC

Largest landlords in Williamsburg

By units in Williamsburg, 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. VANESSA WOMBLE (head officer on HPD registrations): 2,707 units in 4 buildings
  2. SUSAN CAMERATA (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,635 units in 4 buildings
  3. WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION, LP (owner entity): 1,471 units in 8 buildings
  4. STEPHEN R KRAUS (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,416 units in 32 buildings
  5. CHARLES SCHWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 740 units in 55 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.