81 Grattan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
5 immediately hazardous violations open. 13 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 135 · 8
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 4 violations from 2000 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Roof and outside the building 2
- Doors and windows 2
- Lead paint 2
- Open per apartment
- 2.2 (13 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 22 May 2023 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- Tenant-reported
- A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
- Official violation
- A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
- Public complaint
- A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
- Public filing
- A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
- Court record
- A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
- Insufficient data
- Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.
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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.
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Heat season
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.
Rent stabilization
Public filingThe owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.
Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.
City violations
Official violationImmediately hazardous5 open
Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.
Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system at public hall, 1st story
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 24 May 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx. 50 sq. ft. ceiling, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Defect letter issued 23 May 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Defect letter issued 22 May 2023Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Violation will be reinspected 21 May 2023Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system at public hall, 1st story
Issued 29 Jan 2000Notice certified late 7 Sept 2009Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous8 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate in the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 23 May 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... appx.25 sq. ft. north wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall, 2nd window frame from west at north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023First no access to re- inspect violation 27 Jun 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Notice sent out 7 Mar 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Remove the illegal fastening locking device at fence iron gate, adjacent to bilco door, building front yard
Issued 24 Feb 2023Not complied with 22 May 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Remove the illegal fastening locking device at, bilco door, building front yard
Issued 24 Feb 2023Not complied with 22 May 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 10 Dec 2010Notice sent out 12 Dec 2010Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 10 Dec 2010Notice sent out 12 Dec 2010Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate,remove padlocked gate, in the kitchen, 3rd story
Issued 13 Feb 2004Notice sent out 3 Aug 2009Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Paperwork and notices11 open
The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.
×6File 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.
6 issued 9 Apr 2021 to 4 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 23 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 24 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
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 public hall, 1st story
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 24 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
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 at public hall, 1st story
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 24 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 329
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box at public hall
Issued 22 May 2023Notice sent out 23 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
4 closed violations, plus 9 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.
Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective - inoperable hinges at door in the entrance, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Violation closed 1 Dec 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at 1st door from west at north wall in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Violation closed 22 May 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2013
Replace with new the broken or defective lower sash window pane at north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Violation closed 22 May 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 25 Feb 2023Violation closed 22 May 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
37 violations on record in total, 24 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.
No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.
Court records
Court recordHousing Court cases
Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.
No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.
Evictions
Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.
No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.
Filings
Public filingBuilding permits
No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.
Annual bedbug report
Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.
No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to report.
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.
Registered managing agent
MAGDA ESCOBARBELTRAN
Public records list MAGDA ESCOBARBELTRAN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 15 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
LIMBANO ESCOBAR
Public records list LIMBANO ESCOBAR as the owner of record for this address as of 15 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
81 Grattan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.
- The city currently has 5 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
- There are 2 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 2 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.
Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.
Questions about this building
Yes. HPD lists 13 open housing violations: 5 immediately hazardous, 8 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for roof and outside the building (2), doors and windows (2) and lead paint (2).
On 22 May 2023. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 3030040044 · Block 3004, Lot 44 · Building class C2