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555 Rutland Road

BROOKLYN, NY 11203 BBL 3048040001 42 units · 4 floors · 1927

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

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
37
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This building has 37 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens average of 50.1.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 555 Rutland Road 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 1927
6 or more units
42 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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

555 Rutland Road in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens is a 4-story, 42-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1927 and currently owned by Shmaya Glick. The building has experienced persistent rodent issues over the past two years, with recent inspections in 2025 showing ongoing rat activity despite regular bait application. The most recent rodent-related event was recorded in April 2025. In addition to these health concerns, the building has multiple open housing maintenance code violations from 2023 affecting apartment D2, including issues with roach and mice infestations, broken windows, damaged floors, and ceiling repair needs, though some violations from 2023 have been marked as closed.

The building has a documented history of maintenance issues, including multiple emergency complaints in 2021 regarding water leaks and window frame problems, and a mold complaint in September 2022 that inspectors were unable to access. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections and bait applications as recently as April 2025, indicating ongoing pest control efforts. Notably, the building's bedbug reporting for the period from November 2021 to October 2022 showed no infested units, though it should be mentioned that the most recent annual bedbug report filing requirement was marked as open as of April 2024. While some maintenance issues have been addressed over time, the building continues to face challenges with both pest control and various maintenance matters that affect resident comfort and hygiene.

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How 555 Rutland Road'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
28th percentile

Out of 838 buildings in this neighborhood, 235 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
9.8%
No serious
violations
44.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
46.1%
Many violations
(10+)
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.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

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

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

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

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What's in the 555 Rutland Road report

Building characteristics
Total units42
Floors4
Year built1927
Gross area30,400 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

555 Kingston Ave, New York, NY 11203
557 Kingston Ave, New York, NY 11203
559 Kingston Ave, New York, NY 11203
561 Kingston Ave, New York, NY 11203
563 Kingston Ave, New York, NY 11203
549 Rutland Rd, New York, NY 11203
551 Rutland Rd, New York, NY 11203
553 Rutland Rd, New York, NY 11203
555 Rutland Rd, New York, NY 11203
557 Rutland Rd, New York, NY 11203
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555 Rutland Road's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
Kingston Heights LLC
Address
22 Cortlandt St 1102
New York, NY 10007
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2026
HPD Violation May 05
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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