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268 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

6 immediately hazardous violations open. 11 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
116 · 3 · 2
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202440
202552
2026 so far00

Plus 12 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
  • Pests 5
  • Mold and damp 2
  • Walls and ceilings 2
Open per apartment
1.8 (11 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
5 Nov 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

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

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 hazardous6 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.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Notice sent out 6 Nov 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 6 Nov 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • ×3Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at public hall, 1st story

    3 issued 18 Sept 2024 to 14 Oct 2024Not complied withPests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Defect letter issued 21 Feb 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4

Hazardous3 open

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

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story original violation 18358551 issued 05-nov-25 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 8 Mar 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Notice sent out 6 Nov 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Notice sent out 6 Nov 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

Non-hazardous2 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Notice sent out 6 Nov 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 11 Jul 2021Notice sent out 11 Jul 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

12 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 5 Nov 2025Violation closed 6 Mar 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at building front entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 14 Oct 2024Violation closed 5 Nov 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • ×2Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story

    2 issued 11 Jul 2021 to 27 Dec 2021Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation closed 21 Feb 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 27 Dec 2021Violation closed 21 Feb 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 11 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 19 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective 2nd means of egress door leading to rear yard in the 1st room from east at north, 1st story at north

    Issued 13 Sept 2017Violation closed 29 Jan 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Apr 2016Violation dismissed 28 Jun 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 5 Apr 2016Violation closed 12 May 2016Electrical§ 27-2037

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

    Issued 5 Apr 2016Violation closed 12 Apr 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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 a minimum of 100 watts incandescent light required.

    Issued 17 May 2012Violation closed 26 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

25 violations on record in total, 11 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.

5 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests0 / 3
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Noise0 / 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.

  • 20261 eviction
  • 20181 eviction

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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  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 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 10 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

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

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  • Owner of record

    WEST BUSHWICK 203K HDFC

    Public records list WEST BUSHWICK 203K HDFC as the owner of record for this address as of 10 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (8 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 currently has 6 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 is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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 3031750011 · Block 3175, Lot 11 · Building class C2