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291 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

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

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Open violations
22
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
2024103
202540
2026 so far00

Plus 22 violations from 2012 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 5
  • Walls and ceilings 4
  • Doors and windows 2
Open per apartment
0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
28 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

Hazardous2 open

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

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    2 issued 24 Apr 2018 to 26 Aug 2018Not complied withPests§ 27-2018

37 closed violations, plus 10 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.

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 21 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 19 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at the east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 2 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective basecabinet at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 27 Nov 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 27 Nov 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 27 Nov 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 27 Nov 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective entrance door in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 27 Nov 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective broken ceramic wall tiles in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 27 Nov 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment located at apartment bldg, 3rd story at west

    Issued 10 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment located at apartment bldg, 3rd story at west

    Issued 10 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeds maximum temperature of 130 at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2024Violation dismissed 2 Feb 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing kickstand at vestibule door, 1st story

    Issued 16 Nov 2024Violation closed 2 Jan 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the metal radiator at north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Aug 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Aug 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation door frame 1st door frame from north at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Aug 2024Doors and windows§ 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 window frame from west at north wall, 2nd window frame from west at north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation closed 21 Apr 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving concrete floor at rear yard, 1st story

    Issued 26 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 21 Dec 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 26 Aug 2018Violation dismissed 19 Nov 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×3Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    3 issued 19 Jun 2012 to 26 Aug 2018Violation closedPests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 26 Aug 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 26 Aug 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 24 Apr 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 24 Apr 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 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 lobby, 1st story

    Issued 24 Apr 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile floor in the kitchenette, 1st story at west

    Issued 24 Apr 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling, north wall, west wall, east wall in the kitchenette, 1st story at west

    Issued 24 Apr 2018Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Walls 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 100 watts minimum required (light fixtures present)

    Issued 29 May 2014Violation closed 4 Aug 2021Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from north, the 3rd room from north, the 2nd room from north, the kitchenette, the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 24 Apr 2018Violation closed 8 Apr 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeds the maximum of 130 degrees in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jul 2017Violation closed 27 Aug 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from north, the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jun 2012Violation closed 31 Mar 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit door, in the entrance, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jun 2012Violation closed 31 Mar 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story at west

    Issued 28 Mar 2012Violation closed 31 Mar 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • 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) 2nd closet from north at east wall door frame in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 28 Mar 2012Violation closed 31 Mar 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

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

    Issued 28 Mar 2012Violation closed 31 Mar 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

49 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.

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

  • Heat and hot water1 / 4
  • Noise0 / 3
  • Pests2 / 3
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 2
  • Mold and damp0 / 1
  • Floors and stairs0 / 1
  • Doors and windows0 / 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.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 3 Mar 2009

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

    PINCUS SCHWIMMER

    Public records list PINCUS SCHWIMMER as the registered managing agent for this address as of 11 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (1 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    JEFFERSON PLAZA LLC

    Public records list JEFFERSON PLAZA LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 11 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (1 in the records we hold)

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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 2 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. There were 2 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. 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. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  4. 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

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