249 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments
8 immediately hazardous violations open. 25 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 258 · 15 · 2
- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 21 violations from 1987 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 3
- Leaks and plumbing 1
- Walls and ceilings 1
- Open per apartment
- 3.1 (25 open across 8 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 20 Feb 2022 (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.
Tenant reviews
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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 filingThis 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 violationImmediately hazardous8 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 5 Nov 2015Notice sent out 8 Nov 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Make safe by properly repairing the structural defect floor joist in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 20 May 2009Not complied with 13 Nov 2011Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
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 north at east wall in the 5th room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 24 Oct 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rats, 1st story at west
Issued 15 Nov 2006First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Pests§ 27-2018
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint walls & ceilings bathroom 2 sty east an apartment cruz no telephone er1 95010002., section '' ''
Issued 14 Apr 1995Defect letter issued 13 Nov 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint walls & ceiling 3 sty east an apartment 1st room from rear martinez 386 8213., section '' ''
Issued 19 Sept 1988Defect letter issued 13 Nov 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint walls & ceiling 3 sty east an apartment 1st room from front martinez 386 8213., section '' ''
Issued 19 Sept 1988Defect letter issued 13 Nov 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint walls & ceilings 3 sty east an apartment front & 2 room from front rooms martinez no phone.
Issued 25 Aug 1987Defect letter issued 13 Nov 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Hazardous15 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 4th story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 4th story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2016Notice sent out 6 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2016Notice sent out 6 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Dec 2015Notice sent out 2 Dec 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Dec 2015Notice sent out 2 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 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 a minimum of 100 watts incandescent light required.
Issued 17 May 2012Notice sent out 17 May 2012Electrical§ 27-2040
Properly secure the loose electric external junction box unsecured at window sill in the kitchen, 3rd story
Issued 5 Aug 2011First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Electrical§ 27-2005
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Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 5 Aug 2011First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 5 Aug 2011First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 10 Dec 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin bedbugs in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 10 Dec 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 22 Oct 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Nov 2011Pests§ 27-2018
Non-hazardous2 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.
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2016Notice sent out 6 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2016Notice sent out 6 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paperwork and notices14 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.
×3File 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.
3 issued 10 Apr 2024 to 5 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
×3Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
3 issued 22 Nov 2023 to 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
×2Post 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
2 issued 5 Nov 2015 to 1 May 2017Notice sent outPaperwork 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 1 May 2017Notice sent out 2 May 2017Paperwork and notices§ 329
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 1 May 2017Notice sent out 2 May 2017Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
×2Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box.. at public hall, 1st story
2 issued 5 Nov 2015 to 1 May 2017Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2045
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 5 Nov 2015Notice sent out 8 Nov 2015Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
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 5 Nov 2015Notice sent out 8 Nov 2015Paperwork and notices§ 329
1 closed violation, plus 10 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 doors that is missing or defective in the entrance, 4th story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2022Violation closed 26 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
50 violations on record in total, 39 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.
7 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise4 / 4
- Construction and illegal work1 / 1
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
- Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
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.
5 cases, all closed.
Comp Supplemental Cases
Opened 31 May 2011
Comprehensive
Opened 12 Nov 2010
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 18 Nov 2008
Comprehensive
Opened 23 Dec 2005
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 11 Apr 2005
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.
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 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.
The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2023 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.
Owner of record and managing agent
249 JEFFERSON STREET LLC
Public records list 249 JEFFERSON STREET LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 17 Jan 2023. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
249 Jefferson 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 8 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.
- The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2023). 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.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 5 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 25 open housing violations: 8 immediately hazardous, 15 hazardous and 2 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (3), leaks and plumbing (1) and walls and ceilings (1).
On 20 Feb 2022. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It 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.
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.
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