Most Distressed Buildings in Brooklyn
The 50 apartment buildings in Brooklyn with the lowest Building Health Scores on October 8, 2026, ranked from open hazardous violations, housing court cases, vacate orders and enforcement programs in HPD and DOB records.
78,802Buildings scored
16.1%Graded D or F
379In the AEP program
871Active vacate orders
A 69.8%B 9.6%C 4.5%D 3.7%F 12.4%
Buildings with six or more apartments are ranked; the full set of Brooklyn lots with three or more apartments is scored with the formula on the methodology page. Ties break on open Class C count, then size. Brooklyn also has 206 buildings with an HPD finding of tenant harassment.
The 50 Lowest Scores in Brooklyn
| # | Building | Grade | Score | Open Class C | Open Class B | Open HPD cases | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1321 St Johns Place11213 · 6 apartments · built 1906 | F | 0 | 125 | 226 | 1 | AEP |
| 2 | 1055 Bergen Street11216 · 16 apartments · built 1905 | F | 0 | 254 | 809 | 2 | none |
| 3 | 2026 Nostrand Avenue11210 · 11 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 260 | 237 | 1 | AEP31 heat complaints |
| 4 | 553 Howard Avenue11233 · 12 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 252 | 341 | 3 | AEPVacate order21 heat complaints |
| 5 | 145 Rockaway Parkway11212 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 103 | 245 | 0 | AEP |
| 6 | 133 Mac Donough Street11216 · 8 apartments · built 1903 | F | 0 | 113 | 400 | 3 | AEP17 heat complaints |
| 7 | 992 Jefferson Avenue11221 · 9 apartments · built 1920 | F | 0 | 166 | 233 | 1 | none |
| 8 | 568 Maple Street11203 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 98 | 191 | 1 | AEP |
| 9 | 1416 Dekalb Avenue11237 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 103 | 141 | 2 | AEPVacate order |
| 10 | 150 East 55 Street11203 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 114 | 98 | 2 | 17 heat complaints |
| 11 | 2022 Union Street11212 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 75 | 221 | 0 | none |
| 12 | 463 52 Street11220 · 6 apartments · built 1906 | F | 0 | 83 | 158 | 2 | none |
| 13 | 590 Maple Street11203 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 97 | 110 | 1 | AEP |
| 14 | 317 Menahan Street11237 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 87 | 85 | 0 | Vacate order |
| 15 | 1193 Rogers Avenue11226 · 10 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 110 | 254 | 0 | none |
| 16 | 668 Fulton Street11217 · 7 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 88 | 141 | 0 | AEP |
| 17 | 269 Linden Street11237 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 54 | 191 | 1 | Vacate order |
| 18 | 1449 Fulton Street11216 · 16 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 221 | 237 | 1 | AEP68 heat complaints |
| 19 | 248 Franklin Avenue11205 · 6 apartments · built 1905 | F | 0 | 70 | 118 | 0 | none |
| 20 | 400 Tompkins Avenue11216 · 8 apartments · built 1900 | F | 0 | 104 | 121 | 0 | AEPVacate order |
| 21 | 1968 Strauss Street11212 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 63 | 139 | 1 | AEP |
| 22 | 140 Clara Street11218 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 44 | 199 | 0 | none |
| 23 | 301 East 26 Street11226 · 7 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 82 | 129 | 1 | AEP9 heat complaints |
| 24 | 245 60 Street11220 · 6 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 66 | 122 | 0 | 6 heat complaints |
| 25 | 1328 Gates Avenue11221 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 60 | 141 | 0 | 12 heat complaints |
| 26 | 486 Glenmore Avenue11207 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 53 | 160 | 1 | AEPVacate order |
| 27 | 912 Linden Boulevard11203 · 16 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 192 | 257 | 1 | AEP14 heat complaints |
| 28 | 316 Mac Dougal Street11233 · 6 apartments · built 1907 | F | 0 | 66 | 112 | 1 | 39 heat complaints |
| 29 | 186 Schaefer Street11207 · 6 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 60 | 129 | 0 | AEP |
| 30 | 1049 Rogers Avenue11226 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 65 | 107 | 0 | 6 heat complaints |
| 31 | 113 Moffat Street11207 · 6 apartments · built 1926 | F | 0 | 75 | 71 | 1 | AEP |
| 32 | 3623 15 Avenue11218 · 6 apartments · built 1930 | F | 0 | 68 | 92 | 1 | none |
| 33 | 328 Chauncey Street11233 · 6 apartments · built 1906 | F | 0 | 65 | 100 | 2 | 21 heat complaints |
| 34 | 566 39 Street11232 · 6 apartments · built 1935 | F | 0 | 57 | 121 | 0 | AEP |
| 35 | 190 Lawrence Avenue11230 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 59 | 114 | 0 | AEPVacate order |
| 36 | 3505 Church Avenue11203 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 61 | 106 | 0 | AEPVacate order8 heat complaints |
| 37 | 856 Willoughby Avenue11221 · 8 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 88 | 114 | 1 | AEP10 heat complaints |
| 38 | 930 Prospect Place11213 · 16 apartments · built 1917 | F | 0 | 173 | 232 | 4 | 90 heat complaints |
| 39 | 1298 Sterling Place11213 · 6 apartments · built 1907 | F | 0 | 56 | 113 | 0 | AEP6 heat complaints |
| 40 | 60 Patchen Avenue11221 · 8 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 77 | 139 | 1 | 23 heat complaints |
| 41 | 473 Wilson Avenue11221 · 7 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 78 | 82 | 3 | AEP102 heat complaints |
| 42 | 3015 Avenue D11226 · 6 apartments · built 1931 | F | 0 | 63 | 79 | 1 | 10 heat complaints |
| 43 | 291 East 54 Street11203 · 6 apartments · built 1920 | F | 0 | 56 | 100 | 0 | AEP |
| 44 | 205 Sumpter Street11233 · 6 apartments · built 1906 | F | 0 | 27 | 196 | 1 | 14 heat complaints |
| 45 | 1436 West 8 Street11204 · 6 apartments · built 1926 | F | 0 | 58 | 92 | 0 | 6 heat complaints |
| 46 | 169 New York Avenue11216 · 8 apartments · built 1882 | F | 0 | 63 | 168 | 0 | AEP |
| 47 | 1857 Coney Island Avenue11230 · 6 apartments · built 1915 | F | 0 | 63 | 73 | 0 | none |
| 48 | 1800 Church Avenue11226 · 6 apartments · built 1916 | F | 0 | 73 | 39 | 2 | AEPVacate order15 heat complaints |
| 49 | 460 15 Street11215 · 8 apartments · built 1905 | F | 0 | 75 | 126 | 1 | none |
| 50 | 282 Ashford Street11207 · 6 apartments · built 1910 | F | 0 | 45 | 125 | 2 | AEP11 heat complaints |
Open Class B and C counts are HPD violations with status open on October 8, 2026; open HPD cases are housing litigation not marked closed. A low score reflects the public record, not an inspection of any apartment. Owners who have repaired a condition can clear it by certifying the repair with HPD.