308 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments
5 immediately hazardous violations open. 16 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 165 · 9 · 2
- 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 9 violations from 1976 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Walls and ceilings 5
- Heat and hot water 4
- Fire and safety equipment 3
- Open per apartment
- 2 (16 open across 8 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 12 Mar 2024 (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.
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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 filingThis building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
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.
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at boiler room
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
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 public hall, 1st story
Issued 11 Sept 2009Not complied with 5 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling kitchen 4 sty north an apartment tellot 381 5060 er1 2013414
Issued 30 Jul 1993First no access to re- inspect violation 11 Jul 2022Lead paint§ 27-2013
Hazardous9 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective hinges on the door in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and west wall of the closet at west, lower level, in the 3rd room from north at east, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective (inoperative) heating unit on the east wall, lower level, in the 3rd room from north at east, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective (inoperative ) heattng unit on the west wall, lower level, in the 3rd room from north at west, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and south wall of the closet at east, lower level, in the 3rd room from north at west, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster walls & ceiling 4 sty public hall.
Issued 30 Jul 1993Not complied with 5 Jul 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes 2nd sty rear balcony toys & household items.
Issued 28 Sept 1976Not complied with 5 Jul 2022Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1
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.
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and north wall, lower level, in the 1st room from north at west, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling, lower level, in the 1st private hallway from north at east, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Notice sent out 13 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
6 closed violations, plus 9 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 12 Mar 2024Violation closed 9 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches thru out 4 sty west an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 5 Aug 1993Violation closed 5 Jul 2022Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents excreta kitchen & bathroom 4 sty south an apartment.
Issued 30 Jul 1993Violation closed 5 Jul 2022Pests§ 27-2018
Replace with new the missing terra cotta coping parapet walls north & south roof.
Issued 8 Aug 1988Violation closed 5 Jul 2022Roof and outside the building§ 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 front.
Issued 1 Aug 1988Violation closed 5 Jul 2022Electrical§ 27-2040
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 12 Sept 2014Electrical§ 27-2040
31 violations on record in total, 16 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.
9 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
- Walls and ceilings0 / 2
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
- Mold and damp0 / 1
- Noise0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
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.
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.
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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
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- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 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
SAMUEL LANDAU
Public records list SAMUEL LANDAU as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 6 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Other buildings listed under this owner and agent (4 in the records we hold)
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- 311 Jefferson Street1 open violation · no reviews yet
- 319 Melrose Street1 open violation · no reviews yet
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- 20 Morgan Avenueno open violations · no reviews yet
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Owner of record
308 JEFFERSON LLC
Public records list 308 JEFFERSON LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 6 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
308 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.
- 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.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 1 open lead-paint violation 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 16 open housing violations: 5 immediately hazardous, 9 hazardous and 2 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for walls and ceilings (5), heat and hot water (4) and fire and safety equipment (3).
On 12 Mar 2024. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
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.
BBL 3031750020 · Block 3175, Lot 20 · Building class C1