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97 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1920 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 2 open in all.

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Open violations
21 · 1
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
2022181
2023155
202400
202500
2026 so far30

Plus 27 violations from 1997 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 14
  • Heat and hot water 4
  • Mold and damp 4
Open per apartment
0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
23 Mar 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

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.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

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

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

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 hazardous1 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.

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 17 Feb 2023Not complied with 28 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

Non-hazardous1 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • Subd. 5 m/d law discontinue use of interior room for living or provide a single opening of at least 60 percent of area of the partition to room having window opening directly to street or yard.. in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2023Not complied with 28 Mar 2026Roof and outside the building§ 213

68 closed violations, plus 9 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... greater than 30 sq.ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 23 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 8 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 23 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration created opening with and four windows installed at attic front of the building

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation closed 6 May 2026Doors and windows§ 300

  • Discontinue use of rooms for living purposes upper leval in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation closed 5 May 2026§ 27-2081

  • The following dwelling units were reoccupied while being subject to an order to repair/vacate order issued by the department; file for a dismissal request related to the issued order (see www.nyc.gov/hpd). in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation closed 5 May 2026§ 27-2142

  • Order to repair/vacate order must remain posted until such time as the order is rescinded. a copy for posting can be found through hpdonline (www.nyc.gov/hpd). in the entrance located at apt, 3rd story

    Issued 24 May 2022Violation closed 5 May 2026§ 27-2141

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door to rear yard at cellar

    Issued 23 Mar 2026Violation closed 3 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... ceiling, north, east, south and west walls appoximately 80 square feet in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 28 Apr 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Apartments have been vacated by this department and cannot be reoccupied until so ordered after proof of compliance for apartments at an apartment, vacate order #165911

    Issued 14 Jun 2021Violation closed 27 Apr 2026§ 27-2142

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration brick enclosure for garbage cans at front of the building

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Garbage and cleanliness§ 300

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Feb 2023Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq ft at the south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west original violation 15222629 issued 16-jun-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood decking and asphalt material at roof

    Issued 28 May 2021Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Provide approved type mesh below skylight at roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 7 Sept 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 0; wg to replace = 1; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 24 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit door boiler room at cellar

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling at boiler room at cellar

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 9 Aug 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • 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 boiler room door at cellar

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 8 Aug 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats dropping at boiler room at cellar

    Issued 12 May 2023Violation dismissed 2 Aug 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of drop ladder in down position at fire escape stack at rear yard

    Issued 17 Feb 2023Violation closed 15 May 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..consisting of the side of building cut and windows installed at cockloft

    Issued 17 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 15 May 2023Doors and windows§ 300

  • Provide access to roof from 3rd story public hall

    Issued 17 Feb 2023Violation closed 14 May 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance leading to rear yard at cellar

    Issued 17 Feb 2023Violation closed 3 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 3 Jun 2021Violation closed 23 Feb 2023§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing glass panes at skylight at 3rd sty, public hall to roof

    Issued 28 May 2021Violation closed 23 Feb 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance lower sash at the fire escape window in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at north radiator in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at north riser in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • 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 missing information (name and location) at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2015Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 27 May 2015Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 27 May 2015Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster board clg cellar front & rear.

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 22 Feb 2023Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq ft at the south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation closed 18 Oct 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing, door stop installed at vestibule door to building, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation closed 11 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing, door stop installed at entrance door to building, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation closed 11 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor and baseboard at north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation dismissed 6 Oct 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood window sill at 1st from east at south in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation dismissed 6 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective sink cabinet in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Jun 2022Violation dismissed 6 Oct 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 10 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 24 Jul 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at the south and west walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 13 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective mortise lock in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 May 2022Violation closed 13 Jul 2022§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at building entrance, 1st story

    Issued 13 Feb 2021Violation closed 29 Mar 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint at front room ceiling 3rd sty an apartment ms sullivan 628 8931 er1 38870

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 20 Jul 2015Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint with plaster at fr4ont room east wall 3rd sty an apartment er1 38870

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 20 Jul 2015Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 27 May 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice at 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Discontinue unlawful overcrowding at 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015§ 27-2075

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster board at kitchen south wall 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster board at west wall center room 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at rear room 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly secure the loose electric wall sockets at bathroom 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster board at bathroom walls 3rd sty an apartment

    Issued 15 Jun 1999Violation closed 27 May 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide water proof materials walls & floor 2 sty north an apartment bathroom., section '' ''

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 27 May 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 50 watts incandescent required.

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 27 May 2015Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 2 sty north an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 27 May 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing knobs entrance door 2 sty north an apartment bathroom., section '' ''

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 27 May 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. make stationary the iron ladder leading to scuttle opening in roof public hall 3rd sty to roof.

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation dismissed 27 May 2015Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to building's heating system 1 sty public hall & on boiler room door.

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 27 May 2015Heat and hot water§ D26-17.10

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes all stys rear.

    Issued 21 Mar 1997Violation closed 27 May 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

79 violations on record in total, 2 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.

17 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests0 / 9
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 5
  • Noise0 / 2
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 2 Jun 2021

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 2 Jun 2021

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.

  • 20172 evictions

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No permit currently in force. 2 permits filed in the last five years.

Show 2 expired or finished

  • Sidewalk Shed

    INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF NYCC.

    Issued 12 Apr 2022Expired 12 Apr 2023

  • Structural

    PROPOSED STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING

    Issued 12 Nov 2021Expired 12 Nov 2022

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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No 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.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    MORGAN PROP LLC

    Public records list MORGAN PROP LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 23 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

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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. The city recorded 5 mould violations here, most recently in 2026, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. 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 2026). 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. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. 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 3030750025 · Block 3075, Lot 25 · Building class C2