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231 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

No open housing violations.

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Open violations
None openNo open housing violations on record.
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 18 violations before that, the first in 1988.

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Inspector last found a problem
17 Feb 2011 (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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Tenant-reported

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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.

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

Nothing open. 19 violations in the record, all of them closed.

18 closed violations, plus 1 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.

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

    Issued 28 Sept 2010Violation closed 1 Nov 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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.... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 9 Nov 2006Violation closed 1 Nov 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling 2 sty east an apartment front room sanabria 417 8572., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Jun 1989Violation closed 10 Dec 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling & walls 2 sty east an apartment 1 room from rear sanabria 417 8572., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Jun 1989Violation closed 10 Dec 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling 2 sty east an apartment kitchen sanabria 417 8572 er1., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Jun 1989Violation closed 10 Dec 2013Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint north south & west walls center room 2 sty west an apartment sullivan 497 0978., section '' ''

    Issued 26 Sept 1988Violation closed 10 Dec 2013Lead paint§ D26-12.01

  • 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) baseboard at north wall, east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Jul 2008Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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) ceiling, north wall, west wall in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 27 Jul 2007Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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 north at east wall, north wall, east wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 27 Jul 2007Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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) ceiling, 1st closet from west at north wall door, 1st closet from west at north wall door frame, 1st door frame from south at west wall, north wall, east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 27 Jul 2007Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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 south at west wall in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Jun 2006Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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) north wall, east wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Jun 2006Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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 from east at south wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 2 Jun 2006Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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 south at west wall, north wall, east wall, west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Jan 2005Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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) ceiling, west wall in the 1st kitchen from east at north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Jan 2005Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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) ceiling, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Jan 2005Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead 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 south at west wall, north wall, east wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Jan 2005Violation closed 19 Aug 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods rear at fire escape

    Issued 17 Feb 2011Violation closed 10 Aug 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

19 violations on record in total, 0 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, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise0 / 5
  • Heat and hot water0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 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.

5 cases, all closed.

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 26 Nov 2008

  • Access Warrant - lead

    Opened 18 Jul 2007

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 17 Jan 2007

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 17 May 2006

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 31 Jan 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 filing

Building 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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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

    ALEXANDER STEGMANN

    Public records list ALEXANDER STEGMANN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 2 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (17 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    231 JEFFERSON LLC

    Public records list 231 JEFFERSON LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 2 Sept 2025. 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 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.
  2. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  3. 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 3031650050 · Block 3165, Lot 50 · Building class C2