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1953 70th Street

A 4-story building with 55 apartments, built in 1927, in Brooklyn, NY 11204.

HPD records as of October 24, 2026

119open HPD violations37 immediately hazardous
171complaints to HPD, past year17 about heat or hot water
54rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
March 2026latest housing court case23 cases on record, all years

1953 70th Street has 119 open HPD violations, 37 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 171 complaints to HPD in the past year, 17 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BENSONHURST AVENUE HOLDINGS II LLC. 54 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 1953 70th Street have open violations?

Yes: 119 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most37
B, hazardous30 days73
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days9

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 89 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 171 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 17 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 1953 70th Street?

1953 70th Street is registered with HPD to BENSONHURST AVENUE HOLDINGS II LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in March 2026. HPD’s record has 23 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11204 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1953 70th Street rent stabilized?

54 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 54 of the building’s 55 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-06162-0049.