Pros: Location is great, decent amount of space for a 2 br Cons: Occasional roaches, the stairway area is not typically cleaned, the rooms facing the street typically deal with a lot of noise
162 HALSEY STREET is a prewar 1882 building, 6 units in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC. Owned by 598 QUINCY ST LLC. Public records show 9 open violations on file. Lucid Rents has 3 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Brooklyn · March 2026
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(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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE AT BASEMENT
§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT BASEMENT
§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT BASEMENT
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING AT BASEMENT
Pros: Location is great, decent amount of space for a 2 br Cons: Occasional roaches, the stairway area is not typically cleaned, the rooms facing the street typically deal with a lot of noise
Unit 3 Pros: Management was responsive, heat and hot water always worked, no pests Cons: Loud neighbors, unsafe block
Pros: Hardwood floors, sunlight in bedroom, big bathroom Cons: Plumbing, lighting, closet space
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Bed-Stuy is Brooklyn's brownstone capital — block after block of stunning Victorian and Romanesque row houses, many beautifully restored. The neighborhood's Black cultural heritage runs deep (Biggie grew up here), and the restaurant scene on Tompkins and Lewis Avenues has exploded.
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