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617 Halsey Street

Brooklyn, NY 11233 BBL 3016620064 3 units · 3 floors · 1899

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
At or below average
avg 13.5
2
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 2 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bedford-Stuyvesant average of 13.5.

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Initial analysis

The three-story, three-unit building at 617 Halsey Street in Bed-Stuy, built in 1899 and currently owned by Icia Stephenson, has a notable history of maintenance and safety issues, particularly between 2020-2021. The most significant incidents occurred in September 2020, when multiple violations were documented regarding inadequate heat and hot water, including a lack of access to the boiler room, which resulted in emergency complaints and numerous legal violations regarding building systems. During the same period, the building faced serious egress concerns, with two separate violations documented for obstructed exit passageways due to debris, including garbage bags and a dresser blocking hallways, leading to Environmental Control Board penalties in early 2021 totaling $6,250. The building has maintained an active record of bedding bug reporting violations from 2020 through 2024, indicating non-compliance with annual reporting requirements under the Housing Maintenance Code.

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What's in the 617 Halsey Street report

Rent & eviction protection

Is 617 Halsey Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1899
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Good Cause Eviction

Is 617 Halsey Street covered by Good Cause Eviction?

New York's Good Cause Eviction law (effective April 20, 2024) gives many market-rate tenants the right to renew their lease and challenge rent hikes above the annual local rent standard. It doesn't apply to every building.

Likely not covered. This building appears to be exempt from Good Cause Eviction for the reasons below.
  • Small landlord. This landlord owns about 3 units across 1 building in our records — at or below the 10-unit small-landlord threshold.
  • Owner-occupied. The owner's registration address is this building, and it has 10 or fewer units — owner-occupied small buildings are exempt.

Good Cause also excludes condos & co-ops, subsidized/regulated housing, and units renting above 245% of Fair Market Rent — signals we can't always confirm from public data. Not legal advice. Learn more at nyc.gov or call 311 for the Tenant Helpline.

How we score buildings

How 617 Halsey Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
51stpercentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 3703 have a higher predicted risk. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk
in the next 12 months
17%
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Eviction rate, landlord's portfolio

Per-building eviction rate across the landlord's portfolio — high rates signal aggressive tenant displacement.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

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Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors3
Year built1899
Gross area1,310 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

617 Halsey Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

HPD registration

Filed Mar 1, 2018, expired Sep 1, 2018 .

Registration expired

The registration on file expired Sep 1, 2018. HPD requires owners of most rental buildings to re-register every year.

City records, not real time — sale and registration data are as fresh as the last extract loaded.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Address
617 Halsey Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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Recorded with the city

617 Halsey Street's mortgage & ownership history

Deeds, mortgages, assignments and satisfactions recorded against this property with the NYC Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) — the public paper trail behind who owns it and who has lent against it.

3 records on file

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Sourced from NYC ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts reflect the mortgage or transfer amount stated on the recorded document, not necessarily the property's market value.

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The story over time

617 Halsey Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
HPD Violation May 04
Class A violation
(A) § Hmc:File Annual Bedbug Report In Accordance With Hpd Rule As Described On The Back Of This Notice Of Violation Or As Described On Hpd…

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