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295 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 2011 · 4-story elevator building · 8 apartments

10 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
109 · 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
202254
202300
2024130
202530
2026 so far00

Plus 25 violations from 2016 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Walls and ceilings 9
  • Leaks and plumbing 7
  • Doors and windows 4
Open per apartment
1.3 (10 open across 8 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
30 Oct 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
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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.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26110

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

Hazardous9 open

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

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective knob to door to balcony in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 May 2024Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 May 2024Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 May 2024Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak above ceiling in the 1st room from east at north, 4th story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Not complied with 21 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 3rd room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 24 Oct 2020Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 3rd room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 24 Oct 2020Not complied with 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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.

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 1st room from east at north, 4th story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Not complied with 21 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

40 closed violations, plus 2 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.

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Oct 2025Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Oct 2025Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 30 Oct 2025Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 May 2024Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north and west walls in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 May 2024Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 May 2024Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 4th room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 4th room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash in the 1st room from east at north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 2nd room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing glass at building entrance door, building front

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of plexiglass at entrance door to building, building front

    Issued 25 Jul 2024Violation closed 21 Oct 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 4th story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace the broken or defective wash basin in the bathroom, 4th story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2026§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 4th story at east

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 21 Oct 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at cellar

    Issued 1 Dec 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and east wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st bathroom from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the 1st bathroom from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall and ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Nov 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Oct 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Oct 2020Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace the broken or defective wash basin in the bathroom, 4th story at south

    Issued 19 Aug 2019Violation closed 22 Jul 2022§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 13 Mar 2019Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of consisting of flower pots on the stair at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 7 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 12 May 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 13 Mar 2019Violation closed 10 Apr 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Seal in open position the o.s.y. valve of the sprinkler system in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at front at cellar

    Issued 2 Sept 2016Violation dismissed 30 Nov 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable. no power to the device, 4th story at west

    2 issued 1 Jul 2016Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×2Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperable. no power to the device, 4th story at west

    2 issued 1 Jul 2016Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Seal in open position the o.s.y. valve of the sprinkler system in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at intermeiadate landing on 1st story at public hall stairs

    Issued 10 Aug 2016Violation dismissed 6 Sept 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • Seal in open position the o.s.y. valve of the sprinkler system in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at intermeiadate landing on 3rd story at public hall stairs

    Issued 10 Aug 2016Violation dismissed 5 Sept 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • Seal in open position the o.s.y. valve of the sprinkler system in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at intermeiadate landing on 2nd story at public hall stairs

    Issued 10 Aug 2016Violation dismissed 5 Sept 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

  • Seal in open position the o.s.y. valve of the sprinkler system in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department at intermeiadate landing on 4th story at public hall stairs

    Issued 10 Aug 2016Violation dismissed 5 Sept 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2050

52 violations on record in total, 10 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.

16 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Walls and ceilings0 / 5
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
  • Heat and hot water1 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 1
  • Mold and damp0 / 1
  • Noise0 / 1
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 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.

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 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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
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  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No 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

    RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

    Public records list RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP as the registered managing agent for this address as of 9 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (58 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

    Show 7 more

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  • Owner of record

    JEFFERSON SPI HDFC

    Public records list JEFFERSON SPI HDFC as the owner of record for this address as of 9 Sept 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 has 9 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  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 3031660052 · Block 3166, Lot 52 · Building class D1