Nearly 50 Bed-Stuy Buildings Make Worst Landlord List

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Rents aren't the only thing soaring this year.

Housing violations were up by nearly 30 percent over last year, according to Public Advocate Jumaane Willams' annual Landlord Watchlist released Tuesday.

This year's list revealed that Bed-Stuy ZIP Codes are home to nearly 50 buildings owned by the "worst" landlords, according to public data on housing violations used to compile the list.

The list is based on the average number of open violations recorded at each building between December 2021 and November 2022, according to the city's housing department.

One building on the list with a large amount of violations is 354 Chauncey St., owned by Eleanor Patrick according to Williams' office.

The list says the property averaged 133 open HPD violations during 2022, with the most common issues surrounding pests, heat and hot water.

Patrick ranks at number 11 on the worst landlord list, with an average of more than 1000 open violations during 2022 across her nearly 300 units all over the city.

The Public Advocate's office releases the "worst landlords" list every year as a watchdog measure.

This year, it appeared that private landlords racked up housing violations at a staggering level.

"Across the entire list, there were a staggering 69,018 violations, nearly a 30% increase from the previous year," Williams tweeted. "Conditions continue to deteriorate even as the median rent in the city has massively increased."

But it should be noted that the 100 worst landlords listed are only the private landlords.The city itself — NYCHA — also let conditions deteriorate, with 673,990 open work orders, Williams said.

"The city itself remains the overall worst landlord in New York City," Williams tweeted.

You can find and explore the whole list here.

Patch reporter Matt Troutman contributed to this report.