244 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
5 immediately hazardous violations open. 26 open in all. 1 Housing Court case pending. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 265 · 11 · 10
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 32 violations from 2018 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Heat and hot water 1
- Walls and ceilings 1
- Open per apartment
- 4.3 (26 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 28 Mar 2023 (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 filingThe 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 violationImmediately hazardous5 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.
Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner
Issued 13 Jul 2018Notice sent out 28 Aug 2018§ 27-2056.7
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 north at east wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
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 3rd room from east, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Lead 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 north at east wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Hazardous11 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 north wall in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 28 Mar 2023Notice sent out 29 Mar 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 1 Jul 2019Notice sent out 2 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 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 south
Issued 1 Jul 2019Notice sent out 2 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 1 Jul 2019Notice sent out 2 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent plaster, ceiling at vestibule at public hall, 1st story
Issued 17 Jul 2018Notice sent out 22 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent plaster at ceiling, north wall and south wall at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 17 Jul 2018Notice sent out 22 Jul 2018Walls 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, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate... in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair the broken or defective and make operable the lower sash at 2nd window from north at east in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005
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Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044
Non-hazardous10 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.
Replace with new the broken or defective floor ceramic tiles in the bathroom, 3rd story at south
Issued 22 May 2021Notice sent out 23 May 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl in the bathroom, 3rd story at south
Issued 22 May 2021Notice sent out 23 May 2021§ 27-2026
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from east, the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 1 Jul 2019Notice sent out 2 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling, north wall and south wall at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 17 Jul 2018Notice sent out 22 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at vestibule at public hall, 1st story
Issued 17 Jul 2018Notice sent out 22 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl... in the bathroom, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018§ 27-2026
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from north at east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, north wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south
Issued 18 Mar 2018Second no access to re-inspect violation 19 Jul 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2013
8 closed violations, plus 13 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.
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 28 Mar 2023Violation closed 24 Aug 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
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 in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 1 Jul 2019Violation closed 29 Apr 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling, north and east walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 May 2019Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling, north, east and west walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 May 2019Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lockset at door in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 May 2019Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 May 2019Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 May 2019Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 May 2019Violation dismissed 15 Sept 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
47 violations on record in total, 26 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.
No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.
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.
1 case pending, 1 closed.
ComprehensivePending
Opened 3 Mar 2020
Comprehensive
Opened 23 Dec 2019
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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
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- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2017 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
RAFAEL SANTIAGO
Public records list RAFAEL SANTIAGO as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 15 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
ANA SANTIAGO
Public records list ANA SANTIAGO as the owner of record for this address as of 15 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
244 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 5 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.
- HPD has 1 case pending against the owner in Housing Court (comprehensive). Ask what it is about and whether the work has been done.
- 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.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 3 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.
- 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 26 open housing violations: 5 immediately hazardous, 11 hazardous and 10 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for heat and hot water (1) and walls and ceilings (1).
On 28 Mar 2023. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
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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