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520 Midwood Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11225 BBL 3048030033 3 units · 3 floors · 2004

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
At or below average
avg 50.1
5
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This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens average of 50.1.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 520 Midwood Street rent-stabilized?

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Built before 1974
Built 2004
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.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

This three-story, three-unit residential building at 520 Midwood Street in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood was constructed in 2004 and is currently owned by Shmuel Brummel. The building has experienced consistent oversight regarding bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years, with Housing Maintenance Code violations (class A) recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all related to the failure to file the annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules. However, these violations appear to be administrative in nature, as the subsequent bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 show no confirmed cases of infestation in any of the dwelling units, with consistent reporting showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

Looking further back, the building underwent rodent inspections in April 2010, passing one compliance inspection and failing an initial inspection for unspecified reasons. This issue seems to have been resolved, as there have been no recorded rodent-related incidents since that time. While the recurring bedbug report violations may suggest administrative oversight, it's notable that the building has maintained a clean record regarding actual infestations, as evidenced by the bedbug reports showing no infestations from 2019 through 2024. The most recent bedbug report, filed in July 2024, covered the 2022-2023 period and indicated zero cases, suggesting that the building has been free of both confirmed infestations and successful eradications during this timeframe.

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How 520 Midwood 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
93th percentile

Out of 838 buildings in this neighborhood, 779 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
92.0%
No serious
violations
5.6%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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What's in the 520 Midwood Street report

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors3
Year built2004
Gross area3,480 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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520 Midwood Street's landlord & ownership

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Joint Owner

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Name
Shmuel Brummel
Address
1486 President Street
Brooklyn, NY 11213
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520 Midwood Street event timeline

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2026
HPD Violation May 08
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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