597 Prospect Place
A 4-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11238.
Addresses on the lot: 595 to 597 Prospect Place.
HPD records as of October 23, 2026
597 Prospect Place has 3 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 24 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CRESPA, LLC. 18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 597 Prospect Place have open violations?
Yes: 3 open violations as of October 23, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 26 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 24 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 23, 2026, 4 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 597 Prospect Place?
597 Prospect Place is registered with HPD to CRESPA, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in December 2025. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11238 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 597 Prospect Place rent stabilized?
18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 17 in 2018. That’s 18 of the building’s 20 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
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- 566 Prospect Place20 apartments, built 1931
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 23, 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 3-01156-0062.