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126 Grattan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments

7 immediately hazardous violations open. 8 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far20

Plus 27 violations from 1989 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Heat and hot water 2
Open per apartment
1 (8 open across 8 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
2 Apr 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
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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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day, and inspectors issued 2 violations.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26112

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 filing

The 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 violation

Immediately hazardous7 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.

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) north wall, south wall, west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 12 Apr 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) east wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 12 Apr 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) south wall in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Mar 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) south wall in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Mar 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) north wall, south wall, west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Mar 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) south wall, west wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Mar 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint west wall 1 sty west an apartment kitchen figeroa 386 9034 er1., section '' ''

    Issued 15 Sept 1989Defect letter issued 24 Jun 2010Lead paint§ 27-2013

Hazardous1 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at east and west wall approximately 4 sq. feet in the 1st room from east, 1st story at east original violation 14528844 issued 02-sep-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Defect letter issued 24 May 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

21 closed violations, plus 4 closed paperwork filings

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.

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at cellar entrance at building front at boiler room

    Issued 2 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 24 Jun 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 4th story at west

    Issued 2 Apr 2026Violation closed 26 Apr 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • ×2Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 19 Sept 2021 to 28 Dec 2021Violation dismissedFloors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective creamic floor tiles at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 28 Dec 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 19 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at window recesses in both windows at south wall in the 3rd room from north at east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at window recesses both windows at south wall in the 3rd room from north at east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the building front yard

    Issued 19 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items on 3rd story balcony, building front at fire escape

    Issued 17 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration metal staircase erected breeching 1st story from an apartment to cellar

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 28 Sept 2023Floors and stairs§ 300

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department recess at 2nd window from east at south in the 3rd room from north at east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 17 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 2 Mar 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at east and west wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Violation dismissed 2 Mar 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at east and west wall approximately 4 sq. feet in the 1st room from east, 1st story at east

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Violation closed 31 Dec 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the building front

    Issued 16 Nov 2020Violation dismissed 10 Feb 2021Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of garbage cans obstructing drop ladder from safe landing at building front.

    Issued 16 Nov 2020Violation dismissed 10 Feb 2021Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items in all stories at public hall

    Issued 16 Nov 2020Violation dismissed 10 Feb 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls in all stories at public hall

    Issued 16 Nov 2020Violation dismissed 10 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls in the vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Nov 2020Violation dismissed 10 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes, house hold items at 2nd and 3rd sty balcony front at fire escape

    Issued 28 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 19 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the rubbish at rear yard

    Issued 28 Aug 2014Violation dismissed 19 Feb 2018Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

33 violations on record in total, 8 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints 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.

7 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise2 / 4
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Electrical0 / 1
  • Heat and hot water1 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 7 May 2013

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.

  • 20171 eviction

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.

Show 1 expired or finished

  • Sidewalk Shed

    INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

    Issued 8 Aug 2024Expired 5 Aug 2025

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations 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

    ARI KOTH

    Public records list ARI KOTH as the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 Jun 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (3 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    ABE GRATTAN LLC

    Public records list ABE GRATTAN LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 29 Jun 2026. Source: HPD registration.

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What to ask at the viewing

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.

  1. The city currently has 7 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.
  2. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. This building dates from 1931 and has 7 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.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. 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

BBL 3030100009 · Block 3010, Lot 9 · Building class C1