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242 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

10 immediately hazardous violations open. 32 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Public record
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Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
2023297
2024132
2025120
2026 so far00

Plus 11 violations from 2021 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 20
  • Walls and ceilings 9
  • Pests 8
Open per apartment
5.3 (32 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
10 Dec 2025 (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

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 3 days, and inspectors issued 1 violation.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26331

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

Immediately hazardous10 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.

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

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Notice sent out 10 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 10 Dec 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door to basement at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Dec 2025Notice sent out 7 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 10 Apr 2025Notice certified late 12 May 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Mar 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 31 Mar 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Mar 2024Notice sent out 31 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 7 square feet at north wall, 7 square feet at east wall, 7 square feet at south wall, 7 square feet at west wall, 22 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Notice of issuance sent to tenant 25 Oct 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Notice of issuance sent to tenant 29 Oct 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 20 Oct 2023Notice sent out 23 Oct 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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 at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Notice sent out 27 Dec 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous17 open

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

  • 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, 2nd story at east

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Notice sent out 10 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • 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, 2nd story at east

    Issued 10 Dec 2025Notice sent out 10 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2025Notice certified late 2 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2025Notice certified late 2 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

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

    Issued 10 Apr 2025Notice sent out 10 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 10 Apr 2025Notice sent out 10 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 20 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 16 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination at electric light fixture at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 24 Apr 2024Notice sent out 24 Apr 2024Electrical§ 27-2039

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 8 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 16522323 issued 15-dec-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 15 Dec 2023First no access to re- inspect violation 16 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Invalid certification 13 Dec 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective base cabinet doors in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 20 Oct 2023Notice sent out 22 Oct 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 20 Oct 2023Notice sent out 22 Oct 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 10 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 20 Oct 2023First no access to re- inspect violation 16 May 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective locking device at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Oct 2023Notice sent out 22 Oct 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Notice sent out 27 Dec 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at waste line under the sink in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Notice sent out 27 Dec 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2 sq ft, at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west original violation 14744400 issued 27-dec-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 27 Dec 2021First no access to re- inspect violation 15 Nov 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

Non-hazardous5 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 ceiling and south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Notice sent out 17 Dec 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Notice sent out 17 Dec 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit door at base cabinet at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Notice sent out 17 Dec 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Oct 2023Notice sent out 18 Jan 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Oct 2023Notice sent out 18 Jan 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

42 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.

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Dec 2025Violation closed 30 Dec 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exeeds maximum allowable temperature 130f at all fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 28 Feb 2025Violation dismissed 22 May 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective at vestibule (latch) at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Sept 2024Violation closed 28 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

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

    Issued 25 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    2 issued 24 Oct 2023 to 25 Apr 2024Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • ×2Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    2 issued 24 Oct 2023 to 25 Apr 2024Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood sub-flooring in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 7 Aug 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet defective in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2024§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from north, the kitchen, the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly secure the loose hinges on door at lower cabinet, west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 26 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 16 Apr 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 8 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation closed 15 Apr 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 10 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    2 issued 27 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×2Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    2 issued 27 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 10 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation closed 28 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 28 Mar 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 28 Mar 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 28 Mar 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Dec 2023Violation dismissed 28 Feb 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

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

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Violation dismissed 25 Feb 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Violation dismissed 6 Feb 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 20 Oct 2023Violation dismissed 21 Jan 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Oct 2023Violation closed 17 Jan 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Oct 2023Violation closed 17 Jan 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures no gas at range in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 24 Oct 2023Violation dismissed 16 Jan 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 20 Oct 2023Violation dismissed 7 Jan 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Replace with new the missing (1) wood baluster for balustrade at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Oct 2023Violation closed 12 Dec 2023§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of free standing radiator at 1st public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 26 Oct 2023Violation closed 12 Dec 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 2 sq ft, at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation closed 26 Apr 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximun allowable temperature of 130 degrees. in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximun allowable temperature of 130 degrees. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation dismissed 20 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation closed 19 Jan 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

76 violations on record in total, 32 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.

21 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water3 / 7
  • Mold and damp0 / 3
  • Pests1 / 3
  • Floors and stairs0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 1
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Noise1 / 1
  • Appliances0 / 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 15 Feb 2024

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 8 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 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

    LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

    Public records list LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 10 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    WYCKOFF JEFFERSON LLC

    Public records list WYCKOFF JEFFERSON LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 10 Sept 2025. 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 10 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.
  2. There were 3 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  3. There are 5 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. There was 1 pest complaint 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.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. 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 3031740016 · Block 3174, Lot 16 · Building class C2