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87 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 19 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
192 · 13 · 4
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202572
2026 so far20

Plus 62 violations from 2003 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Leaks and plumbing 4
  • Walls and ceilings 3
  • Mold and damp 2
Open per apartment
3.2 (19 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
30 Apr 2026 (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 hazardous2 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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower sash at fire escape window in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice sent out 13 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 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... at public hall

    Issued 28 May 2021Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous13 open

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

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 30 Apr 2026Notice sent out 3 May 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection wase line at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 30 Apr 2026Notice sent out 3 May 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of household furniture obstructing fire escape window in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice sent out 13 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice sent out 13 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice sent out 13 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice sent out 13 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10sq feet at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at west original violation 18290744 issued 12-oct-25 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 10 Feb 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 May 2021Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 May 2021Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Walls 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 28 May 2021Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance lower sash window in 2nd window from south at west in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 May 2021Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sashes counter balance at all windows at north in the 1st room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Oct 2020Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash counter balance at window in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 11 Oct 2017Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous4 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 at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Notice sent out 13 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit the counter balance (not well-sitting) at lower window sashes 1 and 2 at west wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 8 Jun 2021Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling through out in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration enclosing and sealing cellar door with sheet rock at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Notice sent out 2 Jan 2024Doors and windows§ 300

Paperwork and notices2 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

55 closed violations, plus 29 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.

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Violation closed 2 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10sq feet at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Oct 2025Violation closed 10 Feb 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • 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 8 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper., 1st story

    Issued 8 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024Super and management§ 27-2053

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department east wall at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling through out in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceiling at all stories at public hall

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving through out at cellar

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire rated materils at ceiling through out at cellar

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 21 Mar 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hotwater exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hotwater fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 13 Jan 2021§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of ofensive odor at south, in the cellar.

    Issued 15 Jan 2020Violation dismissed 3 May 2020§ 27-2005 +1

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint entire fire escape at north yard

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 8 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • The premises has been selected to participate in the alternative enforcement program which may result in building-wide inspections, fees, and extensive repair work to correct violations and underlying conditions. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become liens on the property

    Issued 31 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 22 May 2018§ 27-2153

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 17 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 17 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 17 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 17 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018

  • 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 200 watts incand minimum aggregate required at front areaway

    Issued 29 Nov 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash counter balance at window in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 11 Oct 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing 3 bent standards at 3rd story balcony fire escape at north yard

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective at east wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures outlet at east wall in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures ceiling light fixture in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster at east wall at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Properly repair the broken or defective offset 2 at north wall lower window sash window balances in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Doors and windows§ 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.. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective missing fire retarding ceiling and walls in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower window sash counter balance in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective baluster at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Jun 2014Violation closed 12 Apr 2018§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at west wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Jun 2014Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing entrance door from 1st story public hall to cellar

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Doors and windows§ 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 22 Aug 2003Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing gusset plates at 2nd story balcony fire escape at north yard

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 7 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing bottom return rail at 2nd story balcony fire escape at north yard

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 7 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Provide a certified fire guard

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation closed 19 Feb 2018§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective unkeyed fire retardent plaster at east wall approx 6 sq. ft. at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Oct 2017Violation closed 19 Dec 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective offset 2 at northwall window balnce at lower sash in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 1 Dec 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective offset 1 at south wall window balance at lower sash in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 1 Dec 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the construction debri through out at cellar

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 12 Nov 2017Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the construction debri in boiler room through out at cellar

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 12 Nov 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2010

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing gusset plate at 2 story balcony rear at fire escape, 2nd story

    Issued 11 Oct 2017Violation closed 3 Nov 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in boiler room at cellar

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 17 Oct 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective offset 1 at south wall lower window sash window balances in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation dismissed 16 Oct 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures.. in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 11 Oct 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures.. in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 16 Aug 2017Violation closed 11 Oct 2017§ 27-2024

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective missing fire retarding ceilings and walls in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective missing fire retarding ceilings and walls in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective missing fire retarding ceilings and walls in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 24 May 2017Violation closed 25 Jul 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood treads 4th,5th and 12th up from bottom at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 8 Jun 2014Violation closed 17 Jul 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

105 violations on record in total, 21 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.

6 complaints in three years, 4 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
  • Mold and damp1 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 18 Sept 2017

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.

  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
Show 1 earlier report
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 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.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    STARR LIVINGS LLC

    Public records list STARR LIVINGS LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 7 Dec 2025. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 2 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 2023). 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: 1 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 3031860046 · Block 3186, Lot 46 · Building class C2