163 Hewes Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~98% of buildings in this ZIP (108 open)
- 10 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1915) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 30 of 33 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
163 Hewes Street
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- City records show 108 open HPD violations, 10 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2000 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 30 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) throughout the public….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
163 Hewes Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Marcy Av (M,J,Z) (7-minute walk), served by the G, J, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-05-04 "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
- 2025-02-04 "§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCOR…"
- 2024-12-10 "§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DU…"
- 2024-12-10 "§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DU…"
- 2024-12-10 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NON FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL PLEXIGLASS INSTALLED ON FI…"
- Class C · 10 open · penalty 150 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 67 open · penalty 335 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 31 open · penalty 31 · (1/ea)
- 2020-02-02 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- 2019-11-02 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- 2019-08-02 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
6 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2013); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1915). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
Also on record: 5 procedural §27-2056 violations (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2024) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 31
- GRAND LARCENY: 20
- HARRASSMENT 2: 11
- BURGLARY: 7
- GRAND LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE: 6
- Illegal Parking: 24
- Traffic Signal Condition: 24
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 22
- Noise - Residential: 19
- Missed Collection: 18
- F & H KOSHER SUPERMARKET, INC.
- FRESH FRUIT & FOOD CENTER INC.
- E. & L. FOOD INC.
- Beginning with Children Charter School II
- P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary
- P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly
- Beginning with Children Charter School II
- Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
- Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School
- El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice
- Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
- Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School
- Marcy Av
- Hewes St
- Broadway
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade B
- Grade B
- Grade B
- Grade C
- Bnois Spinka
- El Puente Academy For Peace And Justice
- Uta 590
- Beth Rachel School For Girls 60
- Penn Triangle
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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