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304 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments

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

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Open violations
63 · 3
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202275
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 26 violations from 2008 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
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
  • Floors and stairs 1
Open per apartment
0.8 (6 open across 8 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
28 Nov 2022 (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

Hazardous3 open

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

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.. in the entire apartment, 4th story at east

    Issued 14 Jun 2018Not complied with 22 Jul 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold articles at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 14 Jun 2018Not complied with 29 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose baseboard radiator covers, all rooms, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Not complied with 22 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous3 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 all walls and ceilings in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 28 Apr 2022Not complied with 31 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose baseboard radiator covers in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 28 Apr 2022Not complied with 31 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint stack at rear of building, all stories all parts.

    Issued 19 Nov 2020Second no access to re-inspect violation 29 Nov 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2014

32 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at roof bulkhead door

    Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation closed 9 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of hasp capable of being padlocked at building front east gate

    Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation closed 9 Jul 2024§ 27-2005 +1

  • Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line, cable wires at roof

    Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 2 Apr 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 62

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s)., 1st story

    Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 28 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 1st story

    Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 28 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items in the public hall at 4th story

    Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation closed 8 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 28 Apr 2022Violation closed 31 Jan 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant ceiling at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 19 Nov 2020Violation closed 29 Nov 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 19 Nov 2020Violation closed 29 Nov 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 19 Nov 2020Violation closed 29 Nov 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 28 Apr 2022Violation closed 31 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sink cabinet counter top in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 28 Apr 2022Violation closed 31 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tile in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 28 Apr 2022Violation closed 31 Jul 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in at sink drain line in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Nov 2020Violation closed 24 Jul 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective door knob at door in the bathroom, 4th story at east

    Issued 14 Jun 2018Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose handle, oven door at gas range in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 22 Jul 2022Appliances§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective security gate at fire exit window in the 5th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 19 Nov 2020Violation closed 30 Dec 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 4th story

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Violation closed 17 Jun 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • 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 = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 1; in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Dec 2017Violation dismissed 7 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective cabinet door, base cabinet at south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 22 Jan 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel glaze at bahttub in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 22 Jan 2018§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector (defective), 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation dismissed 3 Nov 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of sagging floor in the 1st room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 21 Sept 2016Floors and stairs§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 21 Sept 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective doorbell at apartment entrance door, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 12 Sept 2016Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective exhaust fan at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 7 Sept 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 7 Sept 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 7 Sept 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood and vinyl tile at floor in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2016Violation closed 7 Sept 2016Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • 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 = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 3; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Dec 2015Violation closed 1 Apr 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water 142 degrees f exceeding maximum allowable temperature limit of 130 degrees f in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Dec 2015Violation closed 17 Jan 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 18 Apr 2008Violation closed 27 Aug 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

40 violations on record in total, 6 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.

1 complaint in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water0 / 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.

4 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 29 Jun 2022

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 20 Apr 2022

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 11 Jan 2018

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 3 Feb 2010

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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  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 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 7 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (57 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    IRVING STOCKHOLM HDFC

    Public records list IRVING STOCKHOLM HDFC as the owner of record for this address as of 7 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (9 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 3 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. The city recorded 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2022, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. 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. 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.

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