279 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 2-story walk-up · 6 apartments
3 immediately hazardous violations open. 10 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 103 · 4 · 3
- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 6 violations from 2002 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Walls and ceilings 7
- Leaks and plumbing 4
- Doors and windows 3
- Open per apartment
- 1.7 (10 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 3 Nov 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 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 hazardous3 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 in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 22 Dec 2022Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
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, 1st story
Issued 3 Mar 2022Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide ready access to buildings heating system lock door at cellar
Issued 6 Dec 2002Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous4 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair the broken or defective rubber gasket at bottom door refrigerator in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Appliances§ 27-2005
Discontinue use of rooms for living, disconnect plumbing fixtures and properly seal pipe connections cellar south is used for sleeping.inconjunction with first stoty south an apartment.
Issued 21 Oct 2021First no access to re- inspect violation 25 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2081
Properly repair the broken or defective mailbox at public hall, 1st story
Issued 29 Jul 2010Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Entry, buzzer and mail§ 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 required.
Issued 20 Apr 2005First no access to re- inspect violation 25 Jun 2023Electrical§ 27-2040
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 ceiling in the private hallway, 1st story at west
Issued 3 Nov 2023Notice sent out 28 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color west wall in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 3 Nov 2023Notice sent out 28 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing door at mailbox for an wall at public hall, 1st story
Issued 3 Nov 2023Notice sent out 28 Nov 2023Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices5 open
The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.
×2File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
2 issued 11 Jun 2025 to 6 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at public hall, 1st story
Issued 20 Jun 2023Notice sent out 27 Jun 2023Paperwork and notices§ 329
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor, 1st story
Issued 3 Mar 2022Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Paperwork and notices§ 329
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor frame missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 21 Oct 2021Not complied with 12 Jun 2023Paperwork and notices§ 329
20 closed violations, plus 25 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.
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 22 Dec 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair the broken or defective sink cabinet base in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 22 Dec 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective door knob at door entrance in the bathroom, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and south wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
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 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood cabinet at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling, east, and north walls in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace with new the broken or defective electrical outlet at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Electrical§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at west
Issued 2 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Refit building entrance door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood counter top in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective connection at waste pipe at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the roof so that it will not leak around skylight at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective knob at door in the bathroom, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace with new the defective flush pipe of water closet... in the bathroom, 2nd story at west
Issued 4 Aug 2022Violation closed 12 Jun 2023§ 27-2026
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 21 Oct 2021Violation closed 12 Jun 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 22 Dec 2022Violation closed 22 Jan 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective entrnce to first story south an apartment., 1st story
Issued 21 Oct 2021Violation dismissed 24 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
60 violations on record in total, 15 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.
18 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise1 / 12
- Walls and ceilings0 / 3
- Garbage and cleanliness1 / 1
- Construction and illegal work0 / 1
- 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 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.
- 20242 evictions
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.
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
Show 1 earlier reportShow fewer
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 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
279 TROUTMAN LLC
Public records list 279 TROUTMAN LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 23 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
279 Troutman 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 3 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 2024). 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.
- 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 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
- 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 10 open housing violations: 3 immediately hazardous, 4 hazardous and 3 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 (7), leaks and plumbing (4) and doors and windows (3).
On 3 Nov 2023. 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.
City marshals carried out 2 residential evictions here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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